18.2% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2011, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2011, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Daily life in postcode 2011 is dominated by English, though 18.2% of people use another language at home. This is much higher than most similar areas, even though it remains well below the national figure. The variety of languages spoken here has grown slightly over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 72.2% of residents speak only English, others use Mandarin, Italian, and Cantonese. Very few people struggle with the language, as only 1.5% speak little or no English, which is a little below the Australian figure.
1.5% ▼ -20.6%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 2011, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2011/2011-nsw/topic/language