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3871, VIC · Postcode

Language in 3871, VIC

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the dominant tongue for 88.6% of people in postcode 3871. This is a very linguistically uniform area where far fewer people speak a language other than English compared to the rest of Victoria and Australia.

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📍 3871, VIC, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.7% of residents use another language at home, a figure that is far below the Victorian average and has fallen since 2011. This is consistent with the fact that only 0.5% of people here speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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3.7% ▼ -19.6%

Lower than 62% of postcode areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.5% ▲ +27.3%

Higher than 50% of postcode areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In 3871, VIC, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 88.6% Italian 0.8% Vietnamese 0.3%

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 3871, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3871/3871-vic/topic/language