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3956, VIC · Postcode

Language in 3956, VIC

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Only 4.2% of people in postcode 3956 use a language other than English at home, though this is double the rate seen in 2011. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Victoria and Australia. Most residents speak only English.

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📍 3956, VIC, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 89.6% of the population. While the use of other languages has risen since 2011, the number of people who speak little or no English is very low at 0.4%, which is well below the national figure.

People using another language at home

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4.2% ▲ +103.1%

Lower than 56% of postcode areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.4% ▲ +20.8%

Lower than 54% 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.

Language used at home

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In 3956, VIC, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 1%.

English only 89.6% Greek 0.6% Italian 0.4% Mandarin 0.1%

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 3956, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3956/3956-vic/topic/language