20.4% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Queanbeyan - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Queanbeyan - East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About one in five people in Queanbeyan - East speak a language other than English at home, making the area more linguistically diverse than most similar places. This trend has grown steadily since 2011, although the proportion of residents using another language remains well below the New South Wales average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 20.4% of people use a language other than English, English is still the primary tongue for 74.5% of the area. Punjabi, Hindi, and Tagalog are the most common other languages, and the 1.6% who speak little or no English is a little below the national figure.
1.6% ▼ -35.1%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101021010/queanbeyan-east/topic/language