Gordon, Canberra

Languages spoken in Gordon (ACT)

The 2021 Census found about 1,100 people in Gordon, part of Canberra, speaking a language other than English at home. The share speaking another language is below the figure for Canberra. In all, 46 languages are spoken in its homes.

Residents
7,734
Speak another language
13.8%+12.8%
Languages spoken
46
Born overseas
17.5%

What's spoken at home in Gordon?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Malayalam
    100+56.3%
  2. 02
    Arabic
    79+8.2%
  3. 03
    Punjabi
    75+103%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese
    61+15.1%
  5. 05
    Lao
    55+31.0%
  6. 06
    Spanish
    51-16.4%
  7. 07
    Hindi
    49-15.5%
  8. 08
    Tagalog
    43+87.0%
  9. 09
    Mandarin
    42+10.5%
  10. 10
    Tamil
    42+50.0%

Where were Gordon's residents born?

Among residents born overseas, England leads.

  1. 01
    England
    228-3.8%
  2. 02
    India
    192+31.5%
  3. 03
    Philippines
    106+55.9%
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    85+46.6%
  5. 05
    Sri Lanka
    61-21.8%
  6. 06
    Vietnam
    43+59.3%
  7. 07
    Laos
    41+13.9%
  8. 08
    South Africa
    37-11.9%
  9. 09
    Nepal
    35
  10. 10
    Iraq
    30+329%

Is Gordon more multilingual than Australia as a whole?

Australia as a whole has a higher share than Gordon.

Gordon (ACT)
13.8%
Canberra
23.3%
Australia
21.3%

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

What's Gordon's religious mix?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    3,786-8.6%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    3,150+32.7%
  3. 03
    Islam
    217+30.7%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    184-0.5%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    153+18.6%

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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