23.1% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Queanbeyan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Queanbeyan
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 23% of Queanbeyan residents speak another language at home, a figure that is about the same as the national average. While English remains the dominant tongue, the area has seen a steady increase in linguistic diversity over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
More people in Queanbeyan now use a language other than English at home, with the figure rising 4.5 percentage points since 2011 to 23.1%. Aside from English, the most common languages spoken are Punjabi (2.9%), Italian (1.2%), and Tagalog (1.1%), while 2.5% of people speak little or no English.
2.5% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Queanbeyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101021009/queanbeyan/topic/language