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2208, NSW · Postcode

Language in 2208, NSW

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

A gap of 33 percentage points separates the national figure from postcode 2208, where language diversity is far more common. More than half of the people here speak a language other than English at home. This makes it one of the most linguistically diverse areas at this level.

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📍 2208, NSW, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 55.5% of residents use a language other than English at home, though this is 1.6 points lower than in 2011. Greek is the most common non-English language at 15.3%, followed by Cantonese, Mandarin, and Arabic. This diversity is reflected in the 11.2% who speak little or no English, a figure well above the Australian average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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55.5% ▼ -2.8%

Higher than 98% of postcode areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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11.2% ▲ +0.3%

Higher than 99% 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.

Language used at home

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In 2208, NSW, the largest group is English only at 48%, followed by Greek (18%) and Cantonese (9%).

English only 40.8% Greek 15.3% Cantonese 7.9% Mandarin 6.8% Arabic 6.8% Italian 2.9% Vietnamese 2.5% Tagalog 0.6% Hindi 0.4% Punjabi 0.1%

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 2208, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2208/2208-nsw/topic/language