16.5% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2088, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2088, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people in postcode 2088 speak a language other than English at home compared to the rest of the state. While 16.5% of residents use another language, this figure is well below the national average of 22.3%. English remains the dominant tongue, though the number of people using other languages has risen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 80% of residents, with Mandarin (3%) and Cantonese (1%) being the next most common languages. While 1.5% of people speak little or no English, which is higher than in most similar areas, this is still a little below the New South Wales figure.
1.5% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 2088, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2088/2088-nsw/topic/language