17.4% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2086, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2086, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English at home in postcode 2086 compared to the rest of the country. While 17.4% of residents use another language, this is well below the national figure of 22.3%. English remains the dominant tongue for the vast majority of the area.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken exclusively by 80.4% of people, though those using other languages rose 3.2 percentage points since 2011. Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 2.7%, while 1.6% of residents speak little or no English, which is higher than most areas.
1.6% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 2086, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2086/2086-nsw/topic/language