3.9% ▲ +49.6%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2487, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2487, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A small increase in non-English speakers has occurred in postcode 2487 since 2011, though the area remains very linguistically uniform. Only 3.9% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 90.9% of residents, and the proportion of people using another language at home rose 1.3 points to 3.9% since 2011. Very few people struggle with the language, as only 0.3% speak little or no English, which is well below the Australian average.
0.3% ▲ +65.4%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 2487, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2487/2487-nsw/topic/language