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2161, NSW · Postcode

Language in 2161, NSW

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Multilingualism is a core part of daily life in postcode 2161, where 62.5% of people speak another language at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3% and marks the area as one of the most linguistically diverse for its size.

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📍 2161, NSW, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Arabic is the most common non-English language spoken at home (30.7%), while only 27.3% of residents speak English only. This diversity is reflected in the 13.5% of people who speak little or no English, a figure that is far above the Australian average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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62.5% ▲ +2.9%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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13.5% ▼ -1.8%

Higher than 99% 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.

Language used at home

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2161, NSW splits fairly evenly between Arabic (45%) and English only (40%), with Mandarin at 4%.

Arabic 30.7% English only 27.3% Mandarin 2.9% Vietnamese 2.1% Cantonese 2.0% Tagalog 0.8% Hindi 0.7% Italian 0.6% Punjabi 0.4% Greek 0.4%

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 2161, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2161/2161-nsw/topic/language