5.1% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2479, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2479, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for 84.5% of people in postcode 2479. This area is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state and the nation. The proportion of people using a language other than English has remained steady at around 5% for the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Just 5.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Along with this, very few people struggle with English, with only 0.4% speaking little or no English.
0.4% ▲ +33.0%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 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 2479, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2479/2479-nsw/topic/language