4.1% ▲ +51.5%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2738, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2738, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in postcode 2738 compared to the rest of the state. Only 4.1% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than typical Australian neighbourhoods.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is used by 90.7% of the population, with small numbers of people speaking Italian, Punjabi, Arabic or Mandarin. Very few residents struggle with English, as only 0.6% speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
0.6% ▲ +103.3%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 2738, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2738/2738-nsw/topic/language