53.3% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2207, NSW · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of the people in postcode 2207 use a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas at this level. This high level of diversity is a long-term feature of the area, with the figure remaining steady at 53.3% over the last decade.
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 41.2% of the population, followed by Arabic (11.6%) and Greek (9.2%). This diversity is reflected in the fact that 9.3% of residents speak little or no English, which is well above the national figure of 3.4%.
53.3% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
9.3% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 2207, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2207/2207-nsw/topic/language