Nicholls, Canberra
The languages of Nicholls
The 2021 Census found about 1,600 people in Nicholls, part of Canberra, speaking a language other than English at home. Cantonese comes next. Nicholls is about level with Canberra. For the wider picture, Canberra has a page of its own.
- Residents
- 6,597
- Speak another language
- 24.0%+14.8%
- Languages spoken
- 51
- Born overseas
- 27.0%
What languages are spoken in Nicholls?
- 01Mandarin331+40.9%
- 02Cantonese136+8.8%
- 03Vietnamese111+8.8%
- 04Croatian64-28.9%
- 05Hindi57+3.6%
- 06Afrikaans56+75.0%
- 07Greek55-15.4%
- 08Sinhalese55+12.2%
- 09Urdu55+34.1%
- 10Spanish53-5.4%
Where were Nicholls' residents born?
Overseas-born residents make up 27 per cent of residents, most often from China.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)254+29.6%
- 02England240-13.0%
- 03India145+30.6%
- 04Vietnam101+14.8%
- 05New Zealand87-8.4%
- 06South Africa86+56.4%
- 07Sri Lanka81+5.2%
- 08Croatia63+18.9%
- 09Hong Kong (SAR of China)55-9.8%
- 10Germany37+147%
Is Nicholls more multilingual than Australia as a whole?
Nicholls' share is above Australia as a whole, at 1.1 times the rate.
- Nicholls
- 24.0%
- Canberra
- 23.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Nicholls' religious mix?
- 01Christianity3,384-11.9%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs2,465+30.9%
- 03Buddhism205-5.5%
- 04Hinduism187+29.9%
- 05Islam165+26.0%
- 06Judaism3
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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