26.2% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
McKellar · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in McKellar
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than a quarter of people in McKellar use a language other than English at home, a figure well above the national average. This linguistic variety has remained steady over the last decade. While English is the main language, the area is more diverse than most other similar places.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 26.2% of residents speak another language at home, which is a little above the ACT figure. English is the most common language at 70%, followed by Mandarin (2.8%), Italian (2.4%), and Vietnamese (2.0%). Around 3% of people speak little or no English, a rate that is higher than most areas.
3.0% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 McKellar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011021/mckellar/topic/language