4.7% ▲ +1313.9%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3859, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3859, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A rise in language diversity has seen the number of people using a language other than English at home in postcode 3859 grow from 0.3% in 2011 to 4.7% in 2021. Despite this climb, the area remains much less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language spoken at home by 87% of residents. While the use of other languages has risen, the 0.6% who speak little or no English is well below the Victorian figure of 4.4%.
0.6% ▲ —
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 3859, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3859/3859-vic/topic/language