O'Malley, Canberra

Languages spoken in O'Malley

At the 2021 Census, about 400 people in O'Malley used a language other than English at home, most often Mandarin, though no language dominates. Canberra has a lower share than O'Malley. In all, 28 languages are spoken in its homes.

Residents
928
Speak another language
43.4%-2.2%
Languages spoken
28
Born overseas
41.6%

How do O'Malley's languages rank?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    51+13.3%
  2. 02
    Greek
    46+9.5%
  3. 03
    Croatian
    31+47.6%
  4. 04
    Italian
    30-23.1%
  5. 05
    Arabic
    24-35.1%
  6. 06
    Cantonese
    24-29.4%
  7. 07
    Tamil
    24-17.2%
  8. 08
    Hindi
    22+22.2%
  9. 09
    Bengali
    15-11.8%
  10. 10
    Vietnamese
    14-17.6%

How spread out are O'Malley's languages?

Mandarin leads with 51 people. There are 14 languages with a share of one in 100 or more.

Where were O'Malley's residents born?

Overseas-born residents make up 42 per cent of residents, most often from China.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    42+27.3%
  2. 02
    India
    40+66.7%
  3. 03
    Sri Lanka
    30+20.0%
  4. 04
    Greece
    28+55.6%
  5. 05
    England
    24-17.2%
  6. 06
    Italy
    20-4.8%
  7. 07
    Malaysia
    20+17.6%
  8. 08
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    14+27.3%
  9. 09
    Spain
    13+30.0%
  10. 10
    Vietnam
    13-23.5%

Is O'Malley more multilingual than Australia as a whole?

O'Malley's share is above Australia as a whole, at more than twice the rate.

O'Malley
43.4%
Canberra
23.3%
Australia
21.3%

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

What's O'Malley's religious mix?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    480-11.9%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    252+23.5%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    70+14.8%
  4. 04
    Islam
    55+22.2%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    16-15.8%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    3

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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