31.6% —
Higher than 76% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Fenner · Federal Electorate
Language in Fenner
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly a third of people in Fenner now speak another language at home, a figure that has risen significantly since 2011. This diversity is much higher than in most other areas, with 31.6% of residents using a language other than English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 64.8% of the community, though Mandarin is the most common second language at 4.3%. Around 3.7% of people speak little or no English, which is a little above the ACT figure of 2.5%.
3.7% —
Higher than 71% of federal electorate 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.
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 Fenner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED803/fenner/topic/language