48.0% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 45.4%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2112, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2112, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all residents in postcode 2112 use a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average. This linguistic diversity has grown over the last decade and is among the highest seen in similar areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Almost 48% of people here speak another language at home, which is 26 percentage points higher than the Australian figure. While English is the most common, Mandarin (11.6%) and Cantonese (6%) are also widely spoken; meanwhile, 7.5% of residents speak little or no English.
7.5% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 2112, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2112/2112-nsw/topic/language