57.5% ▲ +31.7%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3975, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3975, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of residents in postcode 3975 use a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This creates a community where a wide range of native tongues are spoken in daily life, with the proportion of multilingual households rising 14 points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 57.5% of people speak another language at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. While English is the most common, Punjabi (8.9%), Hindi (4.0%), and Mandarin (2.6%) are also widely spoken; meanwhile, 7.7% of the population speaks little or no English.
7.7% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 3975, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3975/3975-vic/topic/language