18.1% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Pearce · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Pearce
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Pearce than in the rest of the territory. While 18.1% of residents use another language at home, this is well below the Australian Capital Territory figure of 24.6%. English remains the dominant language for the vast majority of the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken alone by 78.6% of people, though use of other languages rose slightly since 2011 to 18.1%. Only 1.3% of residents speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure of 3.4%.
1.3% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 Pearce [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091108/pearce/topic/language