12.8% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Theodore · Suburb / Locality
Language in Theodore
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English remains the dominant language in Theodore, though it is more linguistically diverse than most similar areas. While 12.8% of residents speak a language other than English at home, this is still well below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 12.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas but far below the ACT average of 24.6%. Only 1.1% speak little or no English, a figure that is a little below both the territory and national averages.
1.1% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 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 Theodore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80124/theodore/topic/language