7.5% ▲ +95.4%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2786, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2786, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 87.4% of people in postcode 2786. While the area is far less linguistically diverse than the state or national figures, the proportion of people using another language at home has nearly doubled since 2011 to reach 7.5%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 7.5% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas despite being far below the New South Wales figure. Very few people speak little or no English (0.6%), a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
0.6% ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 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 2786, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2786/2786-nsw/topic/language