61.1% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2164, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2164, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in postcode 2164 now speak a language other than English at home, with the figure rising to 61.1% since 2011. This makes the area far more linguistically diverse than the rest of New South Wales and Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 61.1% of residents use another language at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This diversity is reflected in the 17.1% of people who speak little or no English, a figure that is far above the state average and has risen since 2016. While 32.9% speak only English, the most common other languages are Arabic at 15.1% and Vietnamese at 7.1%.
17.1% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 2164, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2164/2164-nsw/topic/language