18.6% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2100, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2100, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of residents in postcode 2100 now speak a language other than English at home, with the figure rising to 18.6% since 2011. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the national average. English is the dominant language for the vast majority of the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 78.3% of people, followed by smaller groups speaking Italian, Mandarin, Cantonese and Tagalog. About 2.3% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016 and is a little below the national average.
2.3% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 2100, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2100/2100-nsw/topic/language