2.3% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3900, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3900, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 2.3% of people in postcode 3900 use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the dominant language here, with 75.7% of people speaking it exclusively. Very few residents speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the state and national averages and has remained steady since 2016.
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 3900, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3900/3900-vic/topic/language