5.0% ▲ +38.7%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2486, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2486, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary way people communicate in postcode 2486, where nearly 90% of residents speak only one language. This reflects a much lower level of linguistic diversity than seen across New South Wales or the rest of the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 5.0% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This proportion rose slightly since 2011, yet the number of people who speak little or no English remains very low at 0.5%.
0.5% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 2486, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2486/2486-nsw/topic/language