17.7% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Farrer · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Farrer
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 78.2% of people in Farrer. While the area is more linguistically diverse than most similar places, it still has a much lower proportion of people speaking other languages than the ACT or national averages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 17.7% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that rose 2.1 points since 2011. Very few people struggle with English, with only 1.5% speaking little or no English, which is about the same as the ACT average.
1.5% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 Farrer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091101/farrer/topic/language