17.2% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
O'Connor · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in O'Connor
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in O'Connor than in the rest of the territory. While 17.2% of residents use another language at home, this is well below the Australian Capital Territory and national figures.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 80% of residents, with Mandarin being the most common second language at 2%. Very few people struggle with English, as only 1.5% speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
1.5% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 O'Connor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051058/o-connor/topic/language