47.8% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.0%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2221, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2221, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all residents in postcode 2221 now use a language other than English at home, a figure that has risen by 4.8 percentage points since 2011. This high level of linguistic variety makes the area far more diverse than the rest of New South Wales and Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Around 47.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. While English is used by 48.1%, Mandarin, Greek, Cantonese and Arabic are also common. This diversity is reflected in the 8.2% who speak little or no English, a rate well above the New South Wales figure.
8.2% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 2221, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2221/2221-nsw/topic/language