26.4% —
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Canberra Airport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Canberra Airport
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than a quarter of people in Canberra Airport speak a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas. This reflects a significant shift in the community, as the proportion of people using another language has risen by 18 percentage points since 2016.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 26.4% of residents use another language at home—well above the national figure of 22.3%—there are no residents who speak little or no English. English is the main language for 56.0% of the population, followed by Punjabi at 6.4%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Canberra Airport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801031114/canberra-airport/topic/language