20.1% ▼ -55.9%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Acton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Acton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A mix of global voices shapes daily life in Acton, where one in five people speaks a language other than English at home. While English remains the main tongue, the area is more linguistically diverse than most similar places.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 20.1% of people use another language at home, though this is well below the ACT figure and has fallen sharply from 45.5% in 2011. Most residents speak only English (62.5%), while others use Mandarin (6.6%), Cantonese (1.3%), or Hindi (1.3%). Very few people—just 0.5%—speak little or no English, which is much lower than most areas.
0.5% ▼ -68.3%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 Acton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051049/acton/topic/language