23.6% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2010, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2010, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English in postcode 2010 compared to most similar areas. While English remains the main tongue for 68.8% of residents, about 23.6% use another language at home, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 2.7%, followed by Cantonese at 1.7%. While 3.4% of people speak little or no English—a figure much higher than in most similar areas—this is about the same as the national average.
3.4% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 2010, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2010/2010-nsw/topic/language