60.2% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2205, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2205, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than 60% of people in postcode 2205 now use a language other than English at home, a figure that has risen since 2011. This makes the area far more linguistically diverse than the rest of New South Wales and Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 60.2% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. While Mandarin (12.8%), Arabic (9.3%), Cantonese (4.2%), and Vietnamese (2.4%) are common, 9.6% of people speak little or no English, a rate well above the state average.
9.6% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 2205, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2205/2205-nsw/topic/language