2.5% ▼ -32.9%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3874, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3874, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 2.5% of people in postcode 3874 use a language other than English at home, a figure far below both the state and national averages. This makes it one of the most linguistically uniform areas in the region, with English being the dominant language for almost everyone.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Nearly 90% of residents speak only English, which helps explain why no one in the area reports speaking little or no English. This trend has continued as the share of people using other languages fell slightly from 3.7% in 2011 to 2.5% in 2021.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 3874, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3874/3874-vic/topic/language