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
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.
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.
42.3% ▲ +48.2%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5.8% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
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.
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