3.7% ▲ +66.1%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2870, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2870, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A slight increase in language diversity has occurred in postcode 2870, with the share of people using a language other than English rising by 1.5 percentage points since 2011. English remains the dominant language here, as the area is far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 3.7% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. English is used exclusively by 89.9% of residents, and the 0.4% who speak little or no English is well below the New South Wales average.
0.4% ▲ +15.4%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 2870, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2870/2870-nsw/topic/language