34.3% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2502, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2502, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English at home in postcode 2502 compared to most similar areas. Around 34.3% of residents use a different language, making the area far more linguistically diverse than the Australian average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 59.6% speak only English, 34.3% use another language—a figure that is well above the New South Wales average, though it has fallen 6.1 percentage points since 2011. Arabic is the most common non-English language at 5.8%, and 8.8% of people speak little or no English, which is among the highest rates for this level of area.
8.8% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 2502, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2502/2502-nsw/topic/language