57.6% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2216, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2216, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of people in postcode 2216 use a language other than English at home. This level of diversity is far above the national figure and has remained steady since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the most common language, used by 35.7% of residents, followed by Greek (6.5%) and Arabic (5.5%). This high diversity is reflected in the 8.7% who speak little or no English, a figure well above the New South Wales average.
8.7% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 2216, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2216/2216-nsw/topic/language