25.3% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2019, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2019, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A quarter of the people in postcode 2019 use a language other than English at home, making it much more linguistically diverse than most similar areas. This mix of languages is a common part of daily life here, with a population that is well above the national average for non-English speakers.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 25.3% of residents speak another language at home, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011. While English is the main language for 68.7%, others include Mandarin, Greek, Cantonese, and Italian. Only 2.8% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most areas.
2.8% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 2019, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2019/2019-nsw/topic/language