31.5% ▲ +36.2%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2120, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2120, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A significant shift in the linguistic makeup of postcode 2120 has occurred, with the share of people using a language other than English at home rising by 8.4 percentage points since 2011. Now, 31.5% of residents speak a language other than English, a figure well above the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 66.2% of people speak only English, others commonly use Mandarin (7.8%), Cantonese (4.1%), Arabic (1.9%), and Hindi (1.7%). About 4.5% of the population speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most areas.
4.5% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 2120, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2120/2120-nsw/topic/language