47.7% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 44.5%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2198, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2198, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far higher proportion of people speak a language other than English in postcode 2198 than in the rest of the state. Nearly half the population uses another language at home, with Arabic being the most common non-English tongue.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Around 47.7% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national 22.3%. While English is spoken by 43.4%, Arabic (23.5%) and Vietnamese (7.2%) are common, and 6.6% of residents speak little or no English.
6.6% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 2198, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2198/2198-nsw/topic/language