13.3% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Queanbeyan · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Queanbeyan
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A much smaller proportion of people speak a language other than English in Queanbeyan compared to the rest of the state. Only 13.3% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 81.5% of the population, though the use of other languages rose 2.0 points since 2011. Only 1.2% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average and has barely changed since 2016.
1.2% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.2%
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/sa3/10102/queanbeyan/topic/language