14.6% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Duffy · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Duffy
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of residents in Duffy now speak a language other than English at home, with the figure rising by 4.4 percentage points since 2011. While this trend is increasing, the area remains much more English-speaking than the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 14.6% of people use another language at home, which is well below the ACT figure of 24.6%. Most people speak English only (82.3%), and the 0.9% who speak little or no English is a little below the national figure.
0.9% ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Duffy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801081092/duffy/topic/language