17.1% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2600, ACT · Postcode
Language in 2600, ACT
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Daily life in postcode 2600 involves a mix of voices, as 17.1% of residents use a language other than English at home. This rate is much higher than most areas, though it remains well below the figures for the ACT and Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 76.8% of people, with Mandarin, Hindi, Greek and Italian also spoken. While the share of people using another language rose 3.6 points since 2011, only 1.1% of the population speak little or no English.
1.1% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 2600, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2600/2600-act/topic/language