19.7% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Watson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Watson
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly one in five people in Watson use a language other than English at home, making it more linguistically diverse than most similar areas. While this is well below the ACT figure, the variety of languages spoken here has grown slightly over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 76.7% of residents, though Mandarin is the most common second language at 2.2%. Only 1.7% of people speak little or no English, which is about the same as the Territory average.
1.7% ▼ -25.6%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 Watson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051061/watson/topic/language