21.6% ▲ +132.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Oaks Estate · Suburb / Locality
Language in Oaks Estate
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 55.5% of people in Oaks Estate. This is a diverse area where 21.6% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While the proportion of people using other languages is slightly below the ACT's 24.6%, it is about the same as the national figure. Punjabi and Mandarin are the most common non-English languages, and 2.9% of residents speak little or no English.
2.9% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Oaks Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80104/oaks-estate/topic/language