15.2% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Aranda · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Aranda
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people in Aranda use a language other than English at home compared to the rest of the territory. While 15.2% of residents speak another language, this is well below the ACT average of 24.6%. Most households here speak only English, though the number of people using other languages has risen slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 81.4% of the area, with Mandarin being the most common second language at 3.8%. Only 1.4% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is a little below both the national and territory averages.
1.4% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 Aranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011001/aranda/topic/language