34.4% ▲ +46.5%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2559, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2559, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 51.5% of people in postcode 2559, though the area is becoming increasingly multilingual. More than a third of residents now speak another language at home, a figure that has risen sharply by 11 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 34.4% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. While English is most common, Arabic (4.3%), Hindi (1.9%), Vietnamese (0.8%), and Punjabi (0.8%) are also spoken. Around 4.6% of residents speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most other areas.
4.6% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 2559, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2559/2559-nsw/topic/language