60.4% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2138, NSW · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A massive 60.4% of people in postcode 2138 speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%, marking the area as one of the most linguistically diverse in the region.
English and the largest community languages.
While English is spoken by 34.6% of residents, Mandarin is common at 20.6%, followed by Cantonese at 7.1%. About 10.2% of people speak little or no English, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.
60.4% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
10.2% ▼ -15.2%
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 2138, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2138/2138-nsw/topic/language