Forde, Canberra
Languages spoken in Forde
The 2021 Census found about 1,300 people in Forde, part of Canberra, speaking a language other than English at home. Forde's share is above Canberra, at 1.2 times the rate. For the wider picture, Canberra has a page of its own.
- Residents
- 4,331
- Speak another language
- 28.9%+9.1%
- Languages spoken
- 48
- Born overseas
- 27.5%
Which languages lead in Forde?
- 01Mandarin224+10.9%
- 02Hindi103+41.1%
- 03Croatian70-16.7%
- 04Telugu69+7.8%
- 05Vietnamese61+1.7%
- 06Tamil59+1.7%
- 07Spanish55+129%
- 08Punjabi53+212%
- 09Cantonese52-18.8%
- 10Korean52+4.0%
Where were Forde's residents born?
Overseas-born residents make up 27 per cent of residents, most often from India.
- 01India260+30.0%
- 02China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)160+1.9%
- 03England137+3.0%
- 04New Zealand54+63.6%
- 05Sri Lanka49-2.0%
- 06Philippines47+9.3%
- 07Vietnam47+9.3%
- 08South Africa40-27.3%
- 09United States of America35+45.8%
- 10Croatia33+83.3%
Is Forde more multilingual than Australia as a whole?
The share speaking another language is 1.4 times the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Forde
- 28.9%
- Canberra
- 23.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Forde's religious mix?
- 01Christianity2,047-5.6%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs1,570+21.3%
- 03Hinduism324+30.6%
- 04Buddhism117-11.4%
- 05Islam103-14.2%
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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