29.1% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2224, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2224, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 2224 speak a language other than English at home, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. This diversity is a key feature of the area, and the proportion of multilingual residents has risen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 67.1% of the area speaks only English, many residents use Greek, Mandarin, Cantonese, or Arabic. About 3.6% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
3.6% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 2224, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2224/2224-nsw/topic/language