Oxley, Canberra

The languages of Oxley

At the 2021 Census, 13 per cent of residents in Oxley spoke a language other than English at home, most often Arabic. The next largest is Cantonese. Oxley's share is below Canberra. Residents born overseas most often come from England.

Residents
1,663
Speak another language
12.7%-10.6%
Languages spoken
24
Born overseas
15.0%

Which languages lead in Oxley?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Arabic
    39+44.4%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    20+66.7%
  3. 03
    Italian
    150%
  4. 04
    Malayalam
    13
  5. 05
    Lao
    110%
  6. 06
    Mandarin
    11-35.3%
  7. 07
    Nepali
    11
  8. 08
    Vietnamese
    11+22.2%
  9. 09
    Tagalog
    9+12.5%
  10. 10
    Thai
    9

Where were Oxley's residents born?

Overseas-born residents make up 250 people, most often from England.

  1. 01
    England
    48-21.3%
  2. 02
    Philippines
    25+38.9%
  3. 03
    India
    24-7.7%
  4. 04
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    19+111%
  5. 05
    New Zealand
    12-53.8%
  6. 06
    Netherlands
    9+200%
  7. 07
    Singapore
    9+125%
  8. 08
    Thailand
    9
  9. 09
    Lebanon
    8
  10. 10
    Malaysia
    70%

Where does Oxley sit against Australia as a whole?

The share speaking another language is below the figure for Australia as a whole.

Oxley (ACT)
12.7%
Canberra
23.3%
Australia
21.3%

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

What's Oxley's religious mix?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    774-18.1%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    724+36.1%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    40-2.4%
  4. 04
    Islam
    34+54.5%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    27+58.8%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    70%

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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