61.2% ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2127, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2127, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far higher share of people speak a language other than English at home in postcode 2127 than in the rest of the country. Now 61.2% of residents use another language, a figure that is 39 points above the national average. This linguistic diversity has grown steadily over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the sole language for 34.1% of residents, while Mandarin is the most common other tongue at 19%. Because so many people use other languages, 10.9% of the population speaks little or no English, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.
10.9% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 2127, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2127/2127-nsw/topic/language