11.9% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2229, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2229, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people speak a language other than English in postcode 2229 than in most similar areas, though it remains far less diverse than the state average. Roughly 11.9% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 84% of the area. While 11.9% of people speak another language at home—which is higher than in most similar areas—this is still far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Only 1.3% of residents speak little or no English, a rate that has barely changed since 2016.
1.3% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 2229, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2229/2229-nsw/topic/language