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Language in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part)

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

A gap of 9.3 percentage points separates the 17.3% of people in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) who use another language at home from the New South Wales figure. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the state and national averages.

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📍 Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 77.8% of residents, though the use of other languages has risen to 17.3% since 2011. Punjabi is the most common non-English tongue at 1.6%, and only 1.7% of people speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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17.3% ▲ +18.0%

Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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1.7% ▼ -9.2%

Higher than 86% of urban centre 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 Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), English only is the majority at 93%; Punjabi is next at 2%.

English only 77.8% Punjabi 1.6% Italian 1.1% Tagalog 0.6% Hindi 0.6% Mandarin 0.6% Greek 0.4% Arabic 0.3% Cantonese 0.2% Vietnamese 0.2%

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 Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL102001/canberra-queanbeyan/topic/language