2.8% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3971, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3971, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Just 2.8% of people in postcode 3971 use a language other than English at home, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of Australia and Victoria.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 88.6% of residents. Only 0.4% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the national figure and has barely changed since 2016.
0.4% ▲ +16.3%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 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 3971, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3971/3971-vic/topic/language