18.9% ▲ +53.3%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Weston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Weston
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in Weston use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While this has risen to 18.9%, it remains well below the figures for both the ACT and Australia. Most residents speak only English, and very few struggle with the language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 77.6% of residents, while Mandarin is the most common other language at 1.8%. Although 18.9% of people use another language at home, only 1.6% speak little or no English, which is about the same as the territory figure.
1.6% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 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 Weston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801081098/weston/topic/language