9.1% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2300, NSW · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary tongue for 85.8% of people in postcode 2300. While more residents use other languages at home than in most similar areas, the overall proportion remains far below the state and national figures.
English and the largest community languages.
About 9.1% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that rose 1.5 points since 2011. This is far below the national rate of 22.3%, and very few people (0.7%) speak little or no English.
9.1% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.7% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 2300, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2300/2300-nsw/topic/language