54.9% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2217, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2217, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over half of the people in postcode 2217 use a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average. This creates a diverse linguistic landscape where only 38.9% of residents speak English only.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 54.9% of people use another language at home, which is much higher than the 26.6% seen across New South Wales. While 7.5% speak little or no English, this is well above the national figure and has fallen slightly since 2016. The most common non-English languages are Greek, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Arabic.
7.5% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 2217, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2217/2217-nsw/topic/language