12.0% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2518, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2518, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary way of communicating for the vast majority of people in postcode 2518. While 12.0% of residents use another language at home, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Most people here speak only English (83.0%), though Italian is the most common second language at 2.1%. Only 1.8% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas but still a little below the Australian average.
1.8% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 2518, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2518/2518-nsw/topic/language