57.3% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2145, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2145, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over half of the people in postcode 2145 use a language other than English at home. This figure has risen since 2011 and is now far above the national average. It makes the area one of the most linguistically diverse places at this level.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 57.3% of residents speak another language at home, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. While English is the most common language at 36%, others include Arabic, Hindi, Punjabi, and Mandarin. Around 6.7% of people speak little or no English, a rate well above the Australian average.
6.7% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 2145, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2145/2145-nsw/topic/language