26.1% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2130, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2130, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over a quarter of the people in postcode 2130 speak another language at home, making it much more linguistically diverse than most areas. While this figure has dipped slightly since 2011, the area remains well above the national average for non-English speaking households.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 26.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, with Mandarin (4.8%), Cantonese (1.9%), Greek (1.5%), and Italian (1.3%) being the most common. This diversity is reflected in the 4.4% of people who speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most other areas.
4.4% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 2130, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2130/2130-nsw/topic/language