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2162, NSW · Postcode

Language in 2162, NSW

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

Nearly 64% of people in postcode 2162 use a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This high level of diversity is seen in the wide variety of languages spoken daily across the community.

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📍 2162, NSW, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Arabic is the most common non-English language at 24%, followed by Vietnamese at 13.5%. This diversity is reflected in the 15.2% of residents who speak little or no English, a figure far above the national average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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63.6% ▲ +6.5%

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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15.2% ▲ +1.2%

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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2162, NSW splits fairly evenly between English only (36%) and Arabic (31%), with Vietnamese at 18%.

English only 27.3% Arabic 24.0% Vietnamese 13.5% Mandarin 4.7% Cantonese 4.5% Greek 0.9% Italian 0.7% Tagalog 0.4% Hindi 0.3% Punjabi 0.1%

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 2162, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2162/2162-nsw/topic/language