37.4% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2219, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2219, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than a third of people in postcode 2219 use a language other than English at home, making it far more linguistically diverse than most areas. This reflects a community where multiple languages are heard daily, with 37.4% of residents speaking a non-English language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 56.6% of the area, but Greek is common at 13.6%, followed by Arabic, Mandarin and Cantonese. Around 4.7% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is a little above the national average.
4.7% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 2219, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2219/2219-nsw/topic/language