35.9% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2147, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2147, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over a third of people in postcode 2147 use a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average. This linguistic diversity has grown steadily over the last decade, making it much more multilingual than most other areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 35.9% of residents speak another language at home, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. While English is the main language for 58.7%, Punjabi, Hindi, Arabic, and Mandarin are also common. Roughly 4.9% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than most areas.
4.9% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 2147, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2147/2147-nsw/topic/language