Peninsula Profile:
Non English Speaking Background (NESB)

The proportion of the population of the Peninsula Precinct of people born in a NESB country is lower compared to the rest of the Gosford Local Government Area. In the Peninsula 3.6% of the population indicate they are from a NESB country compared to Gosford Local Government Area at 4.6%. these proportions are low compared to across NSW which has 15.8% of the population from a NESB country.

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Peninsula

Gosford
 

%

Persons

%

Persons
Australia

84.7

32407

82.3

118924
Overseas

11.5

4400

14.2

20495
Main English speaking counties (a)

7.9

3004

9.6

13827
Other countries (b)

3.6

1396

4.6

6668
Not stated

3.8

1441

3.5

4996
Total Population  

38248

  

144415
  1. comprises of Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, UK, and USA
  2. includes inadequately described ‘at sea’ and not elsewhere classified

 

Source: Peninsula Precinct Profile 1999, Gosford City Council