50.6% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Jacka · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Jacka
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over half of all residents in Jacka use a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average. This linguistic diversity has grown over the last few years and is one of the most striking features of the area.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Around 50.6% of people here speak another language at home, which is far above the ACT figure of 24.6%. English is the most common language at 45.5%, followed by Punjabi at 6.7% and Hindi at 4.2%; meanwhile, 6.3% of residents speak little or no English, a rate well above the state average.
6.3% ▲ +56.8%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Jacka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041118/jacka/topic/language