19.5% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2615, ACT · Postcode
Language in 2615, ACT
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly one in five people in postcode 2615 use a language other than English at home. This level of diversity is much higher than in most similar areas, though it remains a little below the national figure. The number of people speaking another language has risen by 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 19.5% of residents speak another language, this is well below the ACT average of 24.6%. Most people speak only English (77.2%), but common alternatives include Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Punjabi. Around 2.4% of the population speak little or no English, which is a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
2.4% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 2615, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2615/2615-act/topic/language