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Australian Capital Territory · Region (SA4)

Language in Australian Capital Territory

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English at home in the Australian Capital Territory compared to most other areas. Around 24.6% of residents use another language, a figure that has risen significantly by 6.5 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Australian Capital Territory, Region (SA4)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 71.3% of people, while Mandarin, Vietnamese, Punjabi and Hindi are the most common other languages. Despite the increase in multilingualism, the 2.5% of people who speak little or no English has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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24.6% ▲ +35.8%

Higher than 76% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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2.5% ▼ -6.1%

Higher than 68% of region (sa4) areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In Australian Capital Territory, English only is the majority at 88%; Mandarin is next at 4%.

English only 71.3% Mandarin 3.2% Vietnamese 1.1% Punjabi 1.1% Hindi 1.0% Cantonese 0.9% Arabic 0.9% Italian 0.6% Greek 0.6% Tagalog 0.5%

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 Australian Capital Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/801/australian-capital-territory/topic/language