35.9% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2557, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2557, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English in postcode 2557 than in most similar areas. Around 35.9% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has risen by 5.2 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 60% of people speak only English, the area is far more diverse than the national average, with Arabic (5.2%) and Hindi (2.4%) being the most common other languages. Despite this diversity, the 4.1% who speak little or no English is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
4.1% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 2557, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2557/2557-nsw/topic/language