Bonner, Canberra
The languages of Bonner
At the 2021 Census, about 3,100 people in Bonner used a language other than English at home, most often Punjabi, though no language dominates. Canberra has a lower share than Bonner. In all, 68 languages are spoken in its homes.
- Residents
- 7,206
- Speak another language
- 43.5%+14.1%
- Languages spoken
- 68
- Born overseas
- 38.2%
Which languages are spoken in Bonner?
- 01Punjabi325+55.5%
- 02Urdu274+21.2%
- 03Hindi218-3.5%
- 04Gujarati178+71.2%
- 05Mandarin170+15.6%
- 06Arabic147+38.7%
- 07Nepali128+300%
- 08Sinhalese123+33.7%
- 09Tamil119-6.3%
- 10Telugu117-29.5%
How spread out are Bonner's languages?
Punjabi leads with about 330 people. There are 14 languages with a share of one in 100 or more.
Where were Bonner's residents born?
Among residents born overseas, India leads.
- 01India786+24.4%
- 02Pakistan212+36.8%
- 03Sri Lanka166+9.2%
- 04Philippines134-8.8%
- 05China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)130-18.8%
- 06Nepal109+230%
- 07New Zealand106+35.9%
- 08England88-37.6%
- 09Vietnam77-3.8%
- 10Bangladesh74-17.8%
How does Bonner compare with Australia as a whole?
The share speaking another language is more than twice the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Bonner
- 43.5%
- Canberra
- 23.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Bonner's religious mix?
- 01Christianity2,543-10.0%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs2,248+33.6%
- 03Hinduism934+34.0%
- 04Islam712+23.8%
- 05Buddhism246+21.8%
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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