7.3% ▲ +40.2%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2640, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2640, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 87.4% of people in postcode 2640. While more people here use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas, the overall figure remains far below the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 7.3% of residents speak another language at home, a figure that rose 2.1 percentage points since 2011. Only 0.9% of the population speak little or no English, which is well below the New South Wales average.
0.9% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.9%
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).
More for 2640, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 2640, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2640/2640-nsw/topic/language