4.7% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2540 crosses NSW/OT · Postcode
Language in 2540 crosses NSW/OT
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 4.7% of people in postcode 2540 used a language other than English at home in 2021, though this is a slight increase from 2011. The area is far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages, with the vast majority of residents speaking only English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 88.1% of the population, while those speaking little or no English make up just 0.5% of the area. This figure is well below the New South Wales average and has barely changed since 2016.
0.5% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 2540 crosses NSW/OT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2540/2540-crosses-nsw-ot/topic/language