44.7% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 45.0%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2132, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2132, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Multilingualism is a defining feature of daily life in postcode 2132, where nearly 45% of people speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure, creating a diverse community where a wide variety of global languages are heard regularly.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 44.7% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that is far above the New South Wales average of 26.6%. Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 11.9%, while 9.5% of people speak little or no English, which is well above the national figure of 3.4%.
9.5% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 2132, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2132/2132-nsw/topic/language