18.7% —
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Reid · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Reid
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Fewer people have spoken a language other than English at home in Reid since 2016, with the figure falling to 18.7%. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the levels seen across the ACT and Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 74.1% of residents, though others include Mandarin, Hindi, Arabic and Cantonese. Only 2.1% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has fallen since 2016 and is now a little below the national average.
2.1% ▼ -38.7%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Reid [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051127/reid/topic/language