1.2% ▲ +35.4%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2402, NSW · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the overwhelming primary language for daily life in postcode 2402, where only 1.2% of people use another tongue at home. This is far below the national figure and represents a very high level of linguistic uniformity.
English and the largest community languages.
With 90.6% of residents speaking only English, the area is much less diverse than most, and almost no one—0.0%—speaks little or no English. These figures have barely changed since 2011.
1.2% ▲ +35.4%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% 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 2402, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2402/2402-nsw/topic/language