18.6% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2040, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2040, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English at home in postcode 2040 compared to the state or national figures. While 18.6% of residents use another language, this is well below the New South Wales average of 26.6%. English remains the dominant tongue for the vast majority of the population.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 18.6% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that fell slightly since 2011. English is spoken by 77.1% of residents, while Italian is the most common other language at 3.6%. Only 2.2% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure.
2.2% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 2040, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2040/2040-nsw/topic/language