2902, ACT · Postcode

Language in 2902, ACT

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the dominant language for 82.3% of people in postcode 2902. While more residents use another language at home than in most similar areas, this is still well below the national figure.

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📍 2902, ACT, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 14% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that rose 3.5 percentage points since 2011. Very few residents speak little or no English, at just 1.6%.

14.0% ▲ +33.4%

Higher than 73% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 10.5%
  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 14.0%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

1.6% ▲ +9.0%

Higher than 73% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 1.5%
  • 2021: 1.6%

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 2902, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2902/2902-act/topic/language