31.3% ▼ -29.1%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2601, ACT · Postcode
Language in 2601, ACT
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the most common language for 55.2% of people in postcode 2601. This area is much more linguistically diverse than most, with 31.3% of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common second language at 13.4%. While the proportion of people using another language fell 13 points since 2011, those who speak little or no English still make up 1.5% of the population.
1.5% ▼ -41.3%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 2601, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2601/2601-act/topic/language