2440, NSW · Postcode

Language in 2440, NSW

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Almost everyone in postcode 2440 speaks English as their only language at home. Only 3% of the population uses another language, making it far less linguistically diverse than the rest of New South Wales.

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📍 2440, NSW, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 85.7% of the area, with only 0.4% of people speaking little or no English. While the number of people using other languages rose slightly since 2011, it remains far below the national figure of 22.3%.

3.0% ▲ +53.5%

Lower than 70% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 1.9%
  • 2016: 2.3%
  • 2021: 3.0%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.4% ▲ +4.8%

Lower than 56% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 2440, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2440/2440-nsw/topic/language