15.5% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Gordon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Gordon
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary way people communicate in Gordon, where only 15.5% of residents speak another language at home. This is well below both the ACT and national figures, making it a place where most daily life is conducted in English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 81.5% of people speak only English, the number using another language rose slightly to 15.5% since 2011. Only 1.7% of residents speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure and has barely changed since 2016.
1.7% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.6%
- 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 Gordon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071078/gordon/topic/language