38.9% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2178, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2178, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 39% of people in postcode 2178 speak a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area one of the most linguistically diverse in its group. The level of diversity has stayed steady over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 54.8% of residents speak only English, many others use Italian (8.2%) or Arabic (6.5%) at home. Around 5.7% of people speak little or no English, which is a little above the national figure of 3.4%.
5.7% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 2178, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2178/2178-nsw/topic/language