Throsby, Canberra

Languages spoken in Throsby

Throsby, in Canberra, is a suburb of many languages: about 1,400 people spoke something other than English at home at the 2021 Census. Behind it sits Punjabi. The share speaking another language is about two and a half times the figure for Australia as a whole.

Residents
2,365
Speak another language
58.6%
Languages spoken
42
Born overseas
47.6%

What are Throsby's most spoken languages?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    264
  2. 02
    Punjabi
    119
  3. 03
    Telugu
    95
  4. 04
    Bengali
    94
  5. 05
    Nepali
    83
  6. 06
    Tamil
    76
  7. 07
    Hindi
    75
  8. 08
    Urdu
    74
  9. 09
    Vietnamese
    59
  10. 10
    Korean
    40

Why doesn't one language lead in Throsby?

Mandarin leads with about 260 people. There are 15 languages with a share of one in 100 or more.

Which countries are Throsby's residents from?

Among residents born overseas, India leads.

  1. 01
    India
    310
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    194
  3. 03
    Sri Lanka
    61
  4. 04
    Nepal
    59
  5. 05
    Pakistan
    57
  6. 06
    Vietnam
    49
  7. 07
    Bangladesh
    46
  8. 08
    England
    32
  9. 09
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    28
  10. 10
    Philippines
    22

Where does Throsby sit against Canberra?

Canberra has a lower share than Throsby.

Throsby
58.6%
Australia
21.3%
Canberra
23.3%

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

What religions are reported in Throsby?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    725
  2. 02
    Christianity
    643
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    435
  4. 04
    Islam
    239
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    131

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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