18.1% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Stirling · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Stirling
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people speak a language other than English in Stirling than in most similar areas, though the share has dipped slightly since 2011. While 18.1% of residents use another language at home, this is still well below the figures for both the ACT and Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 78.4% of residents, with Italian, Cantonese and Mandarin also spoken. Only 2.3% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the ACT average.
2.3% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801081096/stirling/topic/language