46.7% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.9%
- 2016: 49.6%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2206, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2206, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all residents in postcode 2206 use a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. While this is far above the national figure, the proportion of people speaking another language has fallen by 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the most common language at 48.6%, but Greek is spoken by 18.2% of people. About 8.6% of the population speak little or no English, which is well above the 3.4% national figure.
8.6% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 2206, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2206/2206-nsw/topic/language