19.9% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2604, ACT · Postcode
Language in 2604, ACT
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Daily life in postcode 2604 involves a growing mix of cultures, with nearly one in five people speaking a language other than English at home. This figure has risen by 3.3 percentage points since 2011, though it remains lower than the typical ACT area.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 19.9% of residents use a language other than English—with Mandarin, Arabic, and Italian being the most common—very few struggle with the main language. Only 1.3% speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure.
1.3% ▼ -26.6%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 2604, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2604/2604-act/topic/language