5.0% ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2261, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2261, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people have started using a language other than English at home in postcode 2261, which rose 1.4 percentage points since 2011. Despite this growth, only 5.0% of residents speak a different language, making the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of New South Wales.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the dominant language for 89.4% of residents, and the 5.0% who use another language at home is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few people struggle with the language, as those who speak little or no English make up just 0.7% of the population.
0.7% ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 2261, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2261/2261-nsw/topic/language