26.7% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2158, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2158, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than a quarter of people in postcode 2158 use a language other than English at home. This reflects a growing trend toward linguistic diversity, with the number of people speaking another language rising by 6.8 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 26.7% of residents speak another language at home, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 22.3%. While English is the main language for 70.4%, the most common other languages are Mandarin (5.5%), Arabic (3.2%) and Cantonese (2.3%).
2.8% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 2158, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2158/2158-nsw/topic/language