6.3% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3850, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3850, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for almost everyone in postcode 3850, where only 6.3% of people use another tongue at home. This is far below the national figure and makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most of Victoria. While the use of other languages rose slightly since 2011, English remains the primary way people communicate here.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 87.5% of residents speak only English, meaning only 6.3% use another language at home—a figure far below the Australian average. Very few people struggle with the local language, as only 0.8% speak little or no English, which is well below the Victorian average.
0.8% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 3850, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3850/3850-vic/topic/language