52.3% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.2%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2191, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2191, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of the people in postcode 2191 speak a language other than English at home, placing it among the most linguistically diverse areas at this level. This high level of diversity is reflected in the fact that 52.3% of residents use a non-English language, a figure far above the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Arabic is the most common non-English language at 15.4%, followed by Mandarin, Greek, and Italian. This diversity is linked to the 10.8% of residents who speak little or no English, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.
10.8% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 2191, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2191/2191-nsw/topic/language