10.1% ▲ +71.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Symonston · Suburb / Locality
Language in Symonston
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant tongue in Symonston, though about 10% of people use another language at home. This mix of languages means a few residents speak something other than English in their daily lives, though this is far below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 10.1% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas but far below the ACT and national figures. Most residents speak only English (57.3%), while Mandarin, Greek, and Tagalog are the next most common; very few people—just 0.5%—speak little or no English.
0.5% ▼ -36.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 Symonston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80121/symonston/topic/language