26.9% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2060, NSW · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A much higher share of people use a language other than English at home in postcode 2060 compared to most areas. Now 26.9% of residents speak another language, a figure that has risen 6.0 percentage points since 2011.
English and the largest community languages.
While 67.5% speak only English, Mandarin and Cantonese are the most common other languages. Only 2.0% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure of 3.4%.
26.9% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2.0% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 75% 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 2060, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2060/2060-nsw/topic/language