Belconnen, Canberra
What Belconnen speaks at home
The 2021 Census counted 45 per cent of residents in Belconnen speaking another language at home, across 71 languages led by Mandarin. Belconnen's share is above Canberra, at 1.9 times the rate. Residents born overseas most often come from China.
- Residents
- 8,294
- Speak another language
- 44.9%+40.6%
- Languages spoken
- 71
- Born overseas
- 49.2%
How do Belconnen's languages rank?
- 01Mandarin976+13.5%
- 02Nepali475+1339%
- 03Cantonese158+23.4%
- 04Vietnamese156+16.4%
- 05Korean135+33.7%
- 06Hindi131-9.0%
- 07Punjabi131+191%
- 08Spanish128+62.0%
- 09Arabic121+36.0%
- 10Telugu1000%
How spread out are Belconnen's languages?
Even Mandarin, the biggest, reaches only nearly one in eight residents. Each of 12 languages reaches one resident in 100.
Where were Belconnen's residents born?
Overseas-born residents make up about 4,100 people, most often from China.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)948+10.6%
- 02India531+34.8%
- 03Nepal490+1715%
- 04Philippines226+109%
- 05England179+30.7%
- 06Korea, Republic of (South)135+27.4%
- 07Vietnam118+4.4%
- 08New Zealand97+19.8%
- 09Iran96+100%
- 10Pakistan85+49.1%
Where does Belconnen sit against Australia as a whole?
The share speaking another language is more than twice the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Belconnen
- 44.9%
- Canberra
- 23.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Belconnen's religious mix?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs3,959+38.5%
- 02Christianity2,231+16.1%
- 03Hinduism856+138%
- 04Islam474+36.6%
- 05Buddhism333+44.2%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
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