26.5% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2044, NSW · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over a quarter of the population in postcode 2044 speaks a language other than English at home, a figure well above the national average. While this aligns with the New South Wales trend, the area is much more linguistically diverse than most other similar places.
English and the largest community languages.
About 26.5% of people use another language at home, though this is down 2.1 percentage points since 2011. English is the most common language at 69.7%, followed by Vietnamese, Cantonese, and Greek. Around 5.1% of residents speak little or no English, which is much higher than most areas.
26.5% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5.1% ▼ -22.8%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 2044, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2044/2044-nsw/topic/language