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2586, NSW · Postcode

Language in 2586, NSW

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Only 2.4% of people in postcode 2586 used a language other than English at home in 2021, though this is up slightly from 1.6% in 2011. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of New South Wales and Australia. English is the dominant language spoken across the region.

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📍 2586, NSW, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 85.4% of residents, leaving the area far below the national figure for non-English speakers. Only 0.4% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the state average and has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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2.4% ▲ +54.5%

Lower than 76% of postcode areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.4% ▲ +234.5%

Lower than 56% 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.

Language used at home

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In 2586, NSW, English only is the majority at 100%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 85.4% Mandarin 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Greek 0.1%

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 2586, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2586/2586-nsw/topic/language