11.4% ▲ +110.4%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2641, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2641, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people speak languages other than English in postcode 2641, with the share of residents doing so rising by 6.0 percentage points since 2011. While 11.4% of people now use another language at home, this is still far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 82.0% of residents, though Punjabi is the most common other language at 2.0%. Around 2.5% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.
2.5% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 2641, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2641/2641-nsw/topic/language