2226, NSW · Postcode

Language in 2226, NSW

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in postcode 2226 compared to the rest of the state. Only 11.6% of residents speak another language, a figure far below both the New South Wales and national averages.

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📍 2226, NSW, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While English is the main language for 85.2% of people, use of other languages has risen to 11.6% since 2011. Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 1.8%, and very few residents—just 1.4%—speak little or no English.

11.6% ▲ +28.3%

Higher than 70% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 9.1%
  • 2016: 10.8%
  • 2021: 11.6%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

1.4% ▼ -1.6%

Higher than 72% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 1.5%
  • 2021: 1.4%

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 2226, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2226/2226-nsw/topic/language