24.2% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2680, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2680, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly one in four people in postcode 2680 speaks a language other than English at home. This is much higher than most similar areas, reflecting a diverse community where 24.2% of residents use another language, a figure that has risen by 3.0 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 67.7% of the area, while Italian (5.1%) and Punjabi (3.9%) are the most common other tongues. About 5.1% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 3.4%.
5.1% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 2680, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2680/2680-nsw/topic/language