11.8% ▲ +252.9%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3865, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3865, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than one in ten people in postcode 3865 now speak a language other than English at home. While this is far below the Victorian average, the number of people using other languages has risen sharply since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 81.4% of residents, though 11.8% use another language. This is higher than most similar areas, and is reflected in the 4.2% of people who speak little or no English, a figure that has risen since 2016.
4.2% ▲ +167.8%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 3865, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3865/3865-vic/topic/language