14.3% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Rivett · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Rivett
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant tongue in Rivett, where only 14.3% of people use another language at home. This is well below the national figure and the ACT average, though the proportion of non-English speakers has risen since 2011. Most residents speak English exclusively in their daily lives.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 81.7% of residents, while others include Tagalog, Mandarin, and Vietnamese. Only 1.6% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016 and is a little below the national average.
1.6% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 Rivett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801081095/rivett/topic/language