3.9% ▲ +142.8%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2840, NSW · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 3.9% of people in postcode 2840 use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure and the state average, making it a very linguistically uniform area. While this diversity has risen slightly since 2011, the vast majority of residents speak only English.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 78.9% of residents, which helps explain why the 0.1% of people who speak little or no English is well below the Australian and New South Wales figures.
3.9% ▲ +142.8%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.1% ▼ -51.7%
Lower than 70% 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 2840, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2840/2840-nsw/topic/language