21.2% —
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Fyshwick · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Fyshwick
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far higher proportion of people speak little or no English in Fyshwick than in the rest of the territory. While 21.2% of residents use a language other than English at home, the most striking shift is the rapid rise in those struggling with English, which climbed 15 percentage points since 2016.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 73.1% of people, followed by Mandarin at 5.8%. While 21.2% of the community uses another language at home, this is well below the ACT figure of 24.6%.
15.4% ▲ —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
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 Fyshwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801061130/fyshwick/topic/language