Bruce, Canberra

Languages spoken in Bruce (ACT)

At the 2021 Census, 32 per cent of residents in Bruce spoke a language other than English at home, most often Mandarin. The share speaking another language is 1.4 times the figure for Canberra. Residents speak 60 languages between them.

Residents
7,330
Speak another language
32.3%+4.4%
Languages spoken
60
Born overseas
36.5%

Which languages lead in Bruce?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    500-36.1%
  2. 02
    Nepali
    253+912%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    152-3.2%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese
    131+59.8%
  5. 05
    Hindi
    96+2.1%
  6. 06
    Spanish
    72+46.9%
  7. 07
    Tamil
    68+44.7%
  8. 08
    Sinhalese
    64+16.4%
  9. 09
    Punjabi
    63+80.0%
  10. 10
    Korean
    60-39.4%

Where were Bruce's residents born?

China is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    461-44.6%
  2. 02
    India
    359+57.5%
  3. 03
    Nepal
    264+1550%
  4. 04
    England
    160+1.9%
  5. 05
    Vietnam
    111+24.7%
  6. 06
    Malaysia
    91+42.2%
  7. 07
    Sri Lanka
    91+28.2%
  8. 08
    New Zealand
    89+32.8%
  9. 09
    Philippines
    83-26.5%
  10. 10
    United States of America
    73+30.4%

How does Bruce compare with Australia as a whole?

Australia as a whole has a lower share than Bruce.

Bruce (ACT)
32.3%
Canberra
23.3%
Australia
21.3%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

What's Bruce's religious mix?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    3,388+14.8%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    2,445-1.8%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    558+118%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    326+24.9%
  5. 05
    Islam
    264+13.3%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    20+25.0%

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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