2.4% ▲ +76.4%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2590, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2590, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A gap of 20 percentage points separates postcode 2590 from the national average in the proportion of people using a language other than English at home. Only 2.4% of residents speak another language, making it one of the least linguistically diverse areas in the region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 91.2% of people. The 2.4% who speak another language is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%, although this rose slightly from 1.4% in 2011. Only 0.3% of residents speak little or no English, which is well below the national average.
0.3% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 2590, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2590/2590-nsw/topic/language