16.1% ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Fisher · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Fisher
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 80% of people in Fisher speak only English at home, making it much less linguistically diverse than the rest of the territory. While the proportion of people using other languages has risen to 16.1% since 2011, this remains well below the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 16.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is well below the Australian Capital Territory's 24.6%. Very few people—just 1.7%—speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
1.7% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.7%
- 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 Fisher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801081093/fisher/topic/language