4.7% ▲ +29.0%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2508, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2508, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About the same as most similar areas, postcode 2508 is a place where English is the dominant language. Only 4.7% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 91.9% of residents speak only English, the proportion of people using another language at home rose slightly since 2011 to 4.7%. Very few people speak little or no English (0.6%), a figure that is well below the New South Wales average and has barely changed since 2016.
0.6% ▼ -33.9%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 2508, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2508/2508-nsw/topic/language