14.5% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Oxley · Suburb / Locality
Language in Oxley
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for most people in Oxley, though about 14.5% of residents use another language at home. This mix means that while the area is less linguistically diverse than the ACT or national averages, it still sees more variety in speech than most similar areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 14.5% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian figure of 22.3%. While English is spoken by 81.7%, other common languages include Arabic (1.9%), Cantonese (0.9%), and Italian (0.9%).
1.1% ▼ -42.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80105/oxley/topic/language