19.7% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2605, ACT · Postcode
Language in 2605, ACT
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in postcode 2605 now speak a language other than English at home, which rose 4.0 percentage points since 2011. While 19.7% of residents use another language, this is still a little below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 77.1% of residents, though Mandarin is the most common second language at 1.8%. Only 1.5% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
1.5% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.7%
- 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 2605, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2605/2605-act/topic/language