Farrer, Canberra

Languages spoken in Farrer

At the 2021 Census, 17 per cent of residents in Farrer spoke a language other than English at home, most often Mandarin. The next largest is Nepali. Farrer's share is below Canberra. Residents born overseas most often come from England.

Residents
3,739
Speak another language
16.5%+30.7%
Languages spoken
37
Born overseas
22.8%

What languages are spoken in Farrer?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    57+67.6%
  2. 02
    Nepali
    43+514%
  3. 03
    French
    41-6.8%
  4. 04
    Cantonese
    34+41.7%
  5. 05
    Italian
    34+70.0%
  6. 06
    Hindi
    33+65.0%
  7. 07
    Greek
    31-16.2%
  8. 08
    Arabic
    28-6.7%
  9. 09
    Punjabi
    28+300%
  10. 10
    Spanish
    22+267%

Where were Farrer's residents born?

England is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    England
    151+16.2%
  2. 02
    India
    89+36.9%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    62+47.6%
  4. 04
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    41+41.4%
  5. 05
    Nepal
    40+471%
  6. 06
    United States of America
    36+125%
  7. 07
    Pakistan
    28+64.7%
  8. 08
    Bhutan
    24+200%
  9. 09
    Malaysia
    23-20.7%
  10. 10
    Germany
    21-4.5%

Where does Farrer sit against Australia as a whole?

Australia as a whole has a higher share than Farrer.

Farrer
16.5%
Canberra
23.3%
Australia
21.3%

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

What's Farrer's religious mix?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    1,692-0.8%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,540+41.8%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    112+104%
  4. 04
    Islam
    99+54.7%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    64+18.5%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    9+12.5%

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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