25.8% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2099, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2099, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over a quarter of people in postcode 2099 speak a language other than English at home. This level of linguistic diversity is much higher than most similar areas and has risen by 3.6 percentage points since 2011. While most residents use English, a variety of other languages are commonly spoken here.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Around 25.8% of residents use another language at home, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. English is the main language for 70.1% of people, followed by Italian, Mandarin, Tagalog and Punjabi. About 3.4% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
3.4% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 2099, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2099/2099-nsw/topic/language