55.5% ▲ +38.3%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 47.0%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2769, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2769, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of the people in postcode 2769 speak a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This shift is striking, with the number of people using another language at home rising by 15 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 55.5% of residents use a language other than English, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. While English is the most common at 41.7%, Hindi (8.7%) and Punjabi (6.8%) are also widely spoken, yet only 3.9% of the population speak little or no English.
3.9% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 2769, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2769/2769-nsw/topic/language