53.4% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.1%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2136, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2136, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of the people in postcode 2136 use a language other than English at home, making it a highly multilingual area. This diversity is a core part of daily life here, with a wide mix of languages spoken across the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 53.4% of residents speak another language at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This includes 9.0% who speak Mandarin and 6.1% who speak Cantonese, while 9.4% of people speak little or no English, a rate well above the New South Wales average.
9.4% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 2136, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2136/2136-nsw/topic/language