54.6% ▲ +192.3%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2762, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2762, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people speak a language other than English at home in postcode 2762 than in almost any similar area. Over half the population—54.6%—uses another language, a figure that has jumped 36 points since 2011. This makes the area far more linguistically diverse than the rest of the state and the nation.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the most common language at 40.7%, Hindi (7.5%) and Punjabi (5.8%) are also widely spoken. This high diversity is reflected in the 4.9% of residents who speak little or no English, which is much higher than most other areas.
4.9% ▲ +43.4%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 2762, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2762/2762-nsw/topic/language