15.2% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2906, ACT · Postcode
Language in 2906, ACT
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A much higher share of residents in postcode 2906 use a language other than English at home compared to most similar areas. While 15.2% of people speak another language, this is well below the figures for both the ACT and Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 82% of the community, though other tongues like Arabic, Punjabi, and Vietnamese are also spoken. Around 1.5% of people speak little or no English, which is higher than most areas but barely changed since 2016.
1.5% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.4%
- 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 2906, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2906/2906-act/topic/language