9.5% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3840, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3840, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for 80.5% of people in postcode 3840. While this is far below the state and national figures, the area has a higher proportion of people using other languages at home than most similar areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 9.5% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. Italian is the most common non-English language at 1.9%, while 1.8% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
1.8% ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 3840, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3840/3840-vic/topic/language