14.2% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2737, NSW · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Fewer people in postcode 2737 spoke a language other than English at home in 2021 compared to 2011. While 14.2% of residents use another language, this is well below the national figure of 22.3%. Most people here speak only English, though there is a small and diverse mix of other languages used.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 68.6% of residents, with Italian and Mandarin being the next most common. While the overall use of other languages fell since 2011, the number of people who speak little or no English rose from 1.1% in 2016 to 4.3% in 2021.
14.2% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
4.3% ▲ +296.9%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 2737, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2737/2737-nsw/topic/language