29.6% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2172, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2172, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 2172 speak a language other than English at home, which is well above the national average. This linguistic diversity has grown over the last decade, making it much more multilingual than most other areas. Most residents still use English, but the area is home to a varied mix of global languages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is spoken by 68.3% of the population, Arabic (3.4%), Hindi (2.7%), and Mandarin (1.8%) are also common. The proportion of people using another language at home rose to 29.6% by 2021, though only 2.1% of residents speak little or no English.
2.1% ▲ +75.4%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 2172, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2172/2172-nsw/topic/language