33.1% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2152, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2152, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over a third of people in postcode 2152 use a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average. This diverse linguistic mix has grown steadily over the last decade. It marks the area as much more multilingual than most other parts of the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 33.1% of residents speak a non-English language at home, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. While English is most common at 62.8%, others include Mandarin, Arabic, Cantonese and Hindi. Around 4.5% of people speak little or no English, a rate that is a little above the national average.
4.5% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 2152, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2152/2152-nsw/topic/language