4.4% ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3909, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3909, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 85.8% of people in postcode 3909. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the state or national average, a trend that has remained steady for over a decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 4.4% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is reflected in the very small number of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.4%.
0.4% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 3909, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3909/3909-vic/topic/language