33.1% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.3%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2204, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2204, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than a third of people in postcode 2204 speak a language other than English at home, making it a linguistically diverse area. While this is far above the national figure, the proportion of residents using other languages has fallen by 10 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 33.1% of people use another language at home, which is much higher than most areas. This diversity is reflected in the 8.5% who speak little or no English—a figure well above the own state and national averages—though the most common languages spoken after English are Greek (7.0%) and Vietnamese (6.9%).
8.5% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 2204, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2204/2204-nsw/topic/language