5.8% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3939, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3939, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower share of people speak a language other than English at home in postcode 3939 compared to the rest of the state. Only 5.8% of residents use another language, a figure that sits far below both the Victorian and national averages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 86.9% of the area, while Italian and Greek are the most common other tongues. Very few people struggle with English, as only 0.6% speak little or no English, which is well below the Victorian figure of 4.4%.
0.6% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 3939, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3939/3939-vic/topic/language