51.1% ▲ +390.0%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3978, VIC · Postcode
Language in 3978, VIC
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of residents in postcode 3978 use a language other than English at home, placing it among the highest for this trait in the region. This shift is dramatic, with the proportion of multilingual households leaping from 10.4% in 2011 to 51.1% in 2021.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 44.6% of people, while Punjabi is the next most common at 11.3%. This high linguistic diversity is mirrored by the 5.0% of residents who speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas.
5.0% ▲ +43.5%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 3978, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3978/3978-vic/topic/language