27.3% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2203, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2203, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than 27% of people in postcode 2203 spoke a language other than English at home in 2021, though this is a fall of 7.3 percentage points since 2011. The area remains more linguistically diverse than most, with the proportion of people using another language well above the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 67.8% of residents, followed by Greek at 4.9%, Arabic at 2.8%, and Vietnamese at 2.4%. About 5.1% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Australian figure.
5.1% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 2203, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2203/2203-nsw/topic/language