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Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the primary language for 84% of residents in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra. While the number of people using another language at home has risen to 12.5% since 2011, this is still well below the national figure.

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📍 Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 1% of people here speak little or no English, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%. Apart from English, the most common languages spoken are Italian (1%), Mandarin (0.7%), Punjabi (0.6%) and Hindi (0.5%).

People using another language at home

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12.5% ▲ +16.1%

Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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1.0% ▲ +10.6%

Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra, English only is the majority at 96%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 84.0% Italian 1.0% Mandarin 0.7% Punjabi 0.6% Hindi 0.5% Greek 0.3% Tagalog 0.3% Cantonese 0.2% Arabic 0.2% Vietnamese 0.1%

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 West - Jerrabomberra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101021012/queanbeyan-west-jerrabomberra/topic/language