60.4% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2000, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2000, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over 60% of people in postcode 2000 speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and reflects a highly multilingual population. This diversity has continued to grow over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 15.2%, followed by Cantonese at 4.6%. While 60.4% of residents use another language at home, 12.0% speak little or no English, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.
12.0% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
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 2000, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2000/2000-nsw/topic/language