2.9% ▲ +58.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3918, VIC · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Just 2.9% of people in postcode 3918 used a language other than English at home in 2021, though this is a slight increase since 2011. The area is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Victoria and Australia, with the vast majority of residents speaking only English.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 93.6% of the population, while those speaking another language at home are far below the national figure. Only 0.3% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016 and sits well below the state average.
2.9% ▲ +58.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.3% ▲ +142.6%
Lower than 59% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 3918, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3918/3918-vic/topic/language