43.2% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
O'Malley · Suburb / Locality
Language in O'Malley
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Daily life in O'Malley is shaped by a high level of linguistic diversity. More than 43% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This makes it one of the most multilingual areas of its kind in the region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 43.2% of people use another language at home, which is far above the ACT figure of 24.6%. While English is only spoken by 52.9%, other common languages include Mandarin, Greek, Italian, and Cantonese. Only 1.7% of residents speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure.
1.7% ▼ -46.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 O'Malley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80103/o-malley/topic/language