Deakin, Canberra

What Deakin speaks at home

The 2021 Census found about 510 people in Deakin, part of Canberra, speaking a language other than English at home. The share speaking another language is below the figure for Canberra. In all, 36 languages are spoken in its homes.

Residents
3,094
Speak another language
16.6%+14.8%
Languages spoken
36
Born overseas
23.0%

What's spoken at home in Deakin?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    60+7.1%
  2. 02
    Hindi
    44+46.7%
  3. 03
    Greek
    40+48.1%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese
    29+70.6%
  5. 05
    Italian
    27-12.9%
  6. 06
    Spanish
    22+120%
  7. 07
    Croatian
    21-22.2%
  8. 08
    Cantonese
    19-34.5%
  9. 09
    Sinhalese
    17+183%
  10. 10
    Arabic
    160%

Where were Deakin's residents born?

England is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    England
    155+16.5%
  2. 02
    India
    72+50.0%
  3. 03
    United States of America
    51+18.6%
  4. 04
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    35-35.2%
  5. 05
    Malaysia
    28-20.0%
  6. 06
    New Zealand
    28-46.2%
  7. 07
    Germany
    24+33.3%
  8. 08
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    21+61.5%
  9. 09
    Italy
    21+5.0%
  10. 10
    South Africa
    20+53.8%

Is Deakin more multilingual than Australia as a whole?

Australia as a whole has a higher share than Deakin.

Deakin
16.6%
Canberra
23.3%
Australia
21.3%

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

What's Deakin's religious mix?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    1,383-4.8%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,324+23.4%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    95+197%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    55-12.7%
  5. 05
    Islam
    50+78.6%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    100%

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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