14.8% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2156, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2156, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for most people in postcode 2156, though a small but growing number of residents speak other tongues. While 14.8% of the community uses a language other than English at home, this is still well below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 14.8% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that rose 2.7 points since 2011. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains far below the New South Wales average. Most residents speak only English (82.9%), with Mandarin, Arabic, and Italian being the next most common languages. Very few people—just 1.3%—speak little or no English.
1.3% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 2156, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2156/2156-nsw/topic/language