30.6% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Isaacs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Isaacs
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over 30% of people in Isaacs speak a language other than English at home. This is well above the national figure and much higher than most other areas. The area has become slightly more linguistically diverse since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 30.6% of residents use another language at home, which is well above the ACT figure of 24.6%. While English is the main language for 66.3% of the area, others include Mandarin (3.6%), Cantonese (2.5%), and Hindi (1.6%). Only 2.6% of people speak little or no English, a figure about the same as the rest of the territory.
2.6% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Isaacs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091104/isaacs/topic/language