37.9% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42.9%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Civic · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Civic
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Just over half of residents in Civic speak only English at home, but the area is far more linguistically diverse than most other places. About 38% of people use a language other than English, which is much higher than the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common second language at 17.3%, and the share of people using another language at home is far above the ACT average. Despite this diversity, only 2.2% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is a little below the national average.
2.2% ▼ -31.7%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 Civic [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051053/civic/topic/language