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2488, NSW · Postcode

Language in 2488, NSW

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

English is the dominant tongue in postcode 2488, where 88.6% of people speak only this language at home. This reflects a community with very few non-English speakers compared to the rest of the country. While the number of people using other languages has risen slightly since 2011, the area remains far more linguistically uniform than the national average.

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📍 2488, NSW, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Just 4.3% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure far below the 22.3% national average. Very few people struggle with the local tongue, as the 0.2% who speak little or no English is well below the Australian figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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4.3% ▲ +35.1%

Lower than 56% of postcode areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.2% ▼ -46.0%

Lower than 66% 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.

Language used at home

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In 2488, NSW, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 0%.

English only 88.6% Greek 0.3% Italian 0.3% Mandarin 0.2% Tagalog 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Cantonese 0.1%

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 2488, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2488/2488-nsw/topic/language