50.8% ▲ +36.7%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2146, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2146, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of the people in postcode 2146 speak a language other than English at home, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This linguistic diversity has grown quickly, with the proportion of people using other languages rising 14 points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 50.8% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. While English is spoken by 44% of the population, others commonly use Hindi, Punjabi, Arabic or Mandarin; meanwhile, 6.4% of people speak little or no English.
6.4% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 2146, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2146/2146-nsw/topic/language