1.9% ▼ -36.9%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2879, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2879, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in postcode 2879 compared to the rest of the country. Only 1.9% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other Australian regions.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The share of people using another language at home fell to 1.9% in 2021, leaving the area far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Consequently, 0.0% of residents speak little or no English, a result that is well below both the state and national figures.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 2879, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2879/2879-nsw/topic/language