44.8% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 38.4%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2151, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2151, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of residents in postcode 2151 now speak a language other than English at home, with the figure rising 6.4 percentage points since 2011. Nearly 45% of people use another language, which is far above the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Language diversity is among the highest for similar areas, as 44.8% of people use a language other than English. English is spoken by 50.1%, followed by Mandarin (8.4%), Arabic (4.3%), and Cantonese (4.2%), while 7.3% of the population speak little or no English.
7.3% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 2151, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2151/2151-nsw/topic/language