Harrison, Canberra
What Harrison speaks at home
The 2021 Census counted 42 per cent of residents in Harrison speaking another language at home, across 61 languages led by Mandarin. Harrison's share is above Canberra, at 1.8 times the rate. Residents born overseas most often come from India.
- Residents
- 8,140
- Speak another language
- 41.9%+11.8%
- Languages spoken
- 61
- Born overseas
- 39.9%
What are Harrison's most spoken languages?
- 01Mandarin6920%
- 02Nepali216+575%
- 03Cantonese214+23.7%
- 04Korean193+8.4%
- 05Vietnamese181+17.5%
- 06Telugu170-12.4%
- 07Bengali164+2.5%
- 08Hindi149+7.2%
- 09Urdu133+3.1%
- 10Punjabi114-1.7%
How spread out are Harrison's languages?
Mandarin leads with one in 12 residents. Each of 12 languages reaches one resident in 100.
Where were Harrison's residents born?
Overseas-born residents make up about 3,200 people, most often from India.
- 01India624+16.6%
- 02China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)602-12.4%
- 03Nepal223+870%
- 04England156+3.3%
- 05Korea, Republic of (South)152-6.2%
- 06Vietnam137+6.2%
- 07Pakistan117+0.9%
- 08Sri Lanka110+29.4%
- 09Bangladesh109+7.9%
- 10Philippines106+96.3%
How does Harrison compare with Australia as a whole?
The share speaking another language is 2.0 times the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Harrison
- 41.9%
- Canberra
- 23.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Harrison's religious mix?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs3,278+22.3%
- 02Christianity2,667-10.3%
- 03Hinduism875+39.1%
- 04Islam493+14.1%
- 05Buddhism374+21.4%
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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