44.4% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Bonner · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Bonner
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all residents in Bonner speak a language other than English at home, making it a far more linguistically diverse area than most. This variety is reflected in daily life, with 44.4% of the population using a different language, a figure that has risen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Language diversity is high here, with 44.4% of people using a language other than English, which is far above the ACT and national figures. While English is spoken by 51.4%, Punjabi, Hindi, Mandarin and Arabic are also common, and the share of people who speak little or no English is slightly above the territory average at 4.1%.
4.1% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Bonner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041035/bonner/topic/language