19.3% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2525, NSW · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly one in five people in postcode 2525 use a language other than English at home. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the New South Wales average. The use of diverse languages in the area has risen slightly over the last decade.
English and the largest community languages.
About 19.3% of residents speak another language at home, with Mandarin, Italian, Arabic, and Greek being the most common after English. At the same time, 2.2% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than most similar areas but a little below the national figure.
19.3% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2.2% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 77% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 2525, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2525/2525-nsw/topic/language