56.1% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2020, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2020, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of residents in postcode 2020 use a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average. This linguistic diversity has grown over the last decade, making the area one of the most multilingual places in the region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 56.1% of people speak a language other than English at home, which is 34 points higher than the Australian figure. Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 12.5%, while 7.2% of the population speaks little or no English.
7.2% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 2020, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2020/2020-nsw/topic/language