29.7% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2046, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2046, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 2046 speak a language other than English at home, a figure well above the national average. This linguistic diversity is a standout feature of the area, though the proportion of people using other languages has dipped slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Italian is the most common non-English language here, spoken by 9.7% of residents. While language diversity is much higher than most areas, the 4.2% who speak little or no English is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
4.2% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 2046, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2046/2046-nsw/topic/language