8.7% ▲ +59.6%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2256, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2256, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people use a language other than English at home in postcode 2256 than in most similar areas. While English remains the main language for 85.5% of residents, the proportion of people speaking another language rose to 8.7% since 2011. This is still far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 8.7% of people speak another language at home, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the New South Wales average. English is the most common language, followed by Mandarin at 1.2% and Cantonese at 0.5%. Very few people, just 1.4%, speak little or no English.
1.4% ▲ +46.5%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 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 2256, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2256/2256-nsw/topic/language