Phillip, Canberra

Languages spoken in Phillip

At the 2021 Census, 38 per cent of residents in Phillip spoke a language other than English at home, most often Nepali. The next largest is Malayalam. Canberra has a lower share than Phillip. Residents speak 51 languages between them.

Residents
5,033
Speak another language
38.0%+68.3%
Languages spoken
51
Born overseas
41.6%

What's spoken at home in Phillip?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Nepali
    312+3800%
  2. 02
    Malayalam
    244-32.4%
  3. 03
    Mandarin
    180+143%
  4. 04
    Tagalog
    135+114%
  5. 05
    Filipino
    88+87.2%
  6. 06
    Cantonese
    77+75.0%
  7. 07
    Korean
    74+106%
  8. 08
    Punjabi
    68+224%
  9. 09
    Hindi
    66+40.4%
  10. 10
    Arabic
    62+265%

Where were Phillip's residents born?

Among residents born overseas, India leads.

  1. 01
    India
    409-7.0%
  2. 02
    Nepal
    318+3875%
  3. 03
    Philippines
    258+100%
  4. 04
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    129+108%
  5. 05
    England
    107+11.5%
  6. 06
    Bhutan
    92+124%
  7. 07
    Malaysia
    75+114%
  8. 08
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    69+56.8%
  9. 09
    New Zealand
    63+186%
  10. 10
    Sri Lanka
    48+77.8%

Where does Phillip sit against Australia as a whole?

Phillip's share is above Australia as a whole, at 1.8 times the rate.

Phillip
38.0%
Canberra
23.3%
Australia
21.3%

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

What's Phillip's religious mix?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,107+143%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    1,723+34.8%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    528+234%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    218+69.0%
  5. 05
    Islam
    189+87.1%

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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