16.3% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2903, ACT · Postcode
Language in 2903, ACT
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing variety of voices is heard across postcode 2903, where more people now speak a language other than English at home. While 16.3% of residents use another language, this is still well below the figures for the ACT and Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 80.5% of people, though others include Mandarin, Arabic, and Italian. While the proportion of people using another language rose 3.9 points since 2011, only 1.8% of the population speak little or no English.
1.8% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 2903, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2903/2903-act/topic/language