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2121, NSW · Postcode

Language in 2121, NSW

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Multilingualism is a daily reality in postcode 2121, where 61.5% of people use a language other than English at home. This figure has risen by 17 percentage points since 2011, making the area far more linguistically diverse than the rest of New South Wales and Australia.

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📍 2121, NSW, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 35.6% of residents, while Mandarin (21.2%) and Cantonese (11.3%) are the most common other languages. This diversity is reflected in the 10.5% of people who speak little or no English, a figure well above the national rate of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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61.5% ▲ +39.6%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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10.5% ▲ +2.1%

Higher than 97% of postcode areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In 2121, NSW, the largest group is English only at 48%, followed by Mandarin (29%) and Cantonese (15%).

English only 35.6% Mandarin 21.2% Cantonese 11.3% Hindi 3.3% Vietnamese 0.7% Tagalog 0.5% Punjabi 0.5% Arabic 0.4% Italian 0.4% Greek 0.2%

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 2121, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2121/2121-nsw/topic/language