Lyons, Canberra
Languages spoken in Lyons (ACT)
At the 2021 Census, 28 per cent of residents in Lyons spoke a language other than English at home, most often Nepali. The next largest is Mandarin. Canberra has a lower share than Lyons. Residents speak 45 languages between them.
- Residents
- 3,222
- Speak another language
- 28.0%+29.0%
- Languages spoken
- 45
- Born overseas
- 31.9%
What languages are spoken in Lyons?
- 01Nepali200+1011%
- 02Mandarin49-38.0%
- 03Hindi38+35.7%
- 04Punjabi38-34.5%
- 05Italian32+14.3%
- 06French25+92.3%
- 07Spanish25+66.7%
- 08Vietnamese25+8.7%
- 09Bengali23-34.3%
- 10Sinhalese23+156%
Where were Lyons' residents born?
Nepal is the most common overseas birthplace.
- 01Nepal182+1038%
- 02Bhutan117+266%
- 03England114+11.8%
- 04India109-15.5%
- 05China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)57-32.1%
- 06Philippines53-5.4%
- 07United States of America34+30.8%
- 08Sri Lanka31+121%
- 09New Zealand26-36.6%
- 10Italy21+5.0%
Where does Lyons sit against Australia as a whole?
Lyons' share is above Australia as a whole, at 1.3 times the rate.
- Lyons (ACT)
- 28.0%
- Canberra
- 23.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Lyons' religious mix?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs1,321+29.0%
- 02Christianity1,103-17.1%
- 03Hinduism292+189%
- 04Buddhism200+130%
- 05Islam96+3.2%
- 06Judaism11+267%
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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