4.7% ▲ +48.1%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2720, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2720, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A small increase in linguistic diversity has occurred in postcode 2720 since 2011. While English remains the dominant language for the vast majority of the population, the proportion of people using another language at home has risen to 4.7%. This figure remains far below the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is used in 87.5% of homes, and the 4.7% who speak another language is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. Very few people struggle with English, as only 0.4% speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
0.4% ▲ +52.6%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 2720, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2720/2720-nsw/topic/language