42.3% ▲ +48.2%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2154, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2154, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Forty-two per cent of people in postcode 2154 speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and represents a significant increase in linguistic diversity over the last decade. Mandarin is the most common non-English language spoken in the area.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The proportion of people using another language at home rose 14 points since 2011, reaching 42.3%, which is far above the New South Wales figure. Alongside this, 5.8% of residents speak little or no English, a rate that is a little above the national average and has barely changed since 2016.
5.8% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 2154, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2154/2154-nsw/topic/language