58.0% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 51.3%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2007, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2007, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people have switched to using languages other than English at home in postcode 2007 since 2011, with 58.0% now doing so. This makes the area one of the most linguistically diverse in the region, far exceeding national figures.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 17.9%, while English only is spoken by 34.5%. This high diversity is reflected in the 11.2% of residents who speak little or no English, a figure well above the Australian average.
11.2% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.2%
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 2007, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2007/2007-nsw/topic/language