4.6% ▲ +90.4%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2706, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2706, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About the same as similar areas, postcode 2706 is an area where very few people use a language other than English at home. Only 4.6% of residents speak another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 84.5% of the population, though use of other languages rose 2.2 points since 2011. Very few people speak little or no English (0.3%), a figure well below the New South Wales average of 4.5%.
0.3% ▲ +12.8%
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 2706, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2706/2706-nsw/topic/language