Jerrabomberra · Suburb / Locality

Language in Jerrabomberra

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

English is the dominant language in Jerrabomberra, where 85% of people speak only English at home. While this is well below the national figure, the area actually has a higher proportion of people using other languages than most similar places.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 12.4% of residents use a language other than English at home, though only 0.8% speak little or no English. Aside from English, the most common languages spoken are Italian, Hindi, Mandarin and Punjabi.

12.4% ▲ +21.4%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.3%
  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 12.4%

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

0.8% ▲ +5.7%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.8%
  • 2021: 0.8%

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 Jerrabomberra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12025/jerrabomberra/topic/language