28.3% ▲ +65.3%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3806, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3806, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 67.9% of people in postcode 3806, though the area has become increasingly multilingual. The proportion of people using another language at home rose by 11 percentage points since 2011 to reach 28.3%. This is well above the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 28.3% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most areas. While Mandarin is the most common second language at 4.0%, only 3.0% of people speak little or no English.
3.0% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 3806, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3806/3806-vic/topic/language