SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Queanbeyan-Palerang

62,742 residents · 91+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
17.3%
10,871 people
Growth since last census
+48.0%
vs previous census
In context
0.55× New South Wales avg
0.64× national avg
Population
62,742
CALD residents
10,871
Languages spoken
91
Fastest-growing
+254%
Narrative

Why this matters

Queanbeyan-Palerang is home to 62,742 residents. 17.3% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 10,871 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Queanbeyan-Palerang into a single shareable document: the languages spoken at home, the communities growing fastest, and the suburb-level variation that a council-wide average hides.

Languages

The twelve most-spoken

Bars show share of LGA residents · growth since last census

  1. 01
    Macedonian869 · 1.4%
    1.5%
  2. 02
    Punjabi757 · 1.2%
    66.0%
  3. 03
    Italian573 · 0.9%
    10.3%
  4. 04
    Nepali545 · 0.9%
    253.9%
  5. 05
    Serbian334 · 0.5%
    44.0%
  6. 06
    Tagalog278 · 0.4%
    28.1%
  1. 01
    Hindi259 · 0.4%
    4.1%
  2. 02
    Mandarin247 · 0.4%
    11.8%
  3. 03
    Spanish218 · 0.3%
    38.0%
  4. 04
    Croatian209 · 0.3%
    8.3%
  5. 05
    Bengali200 · 0.3%
    5.3%
  6. 06
    Urdu180 · 0.3%
    30.4%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 83%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 82.7%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 17.3%
Macedonian
869 · -1.5%
Punjabi
757 · +66.0%
Italian
573 · -10.3%
Nepali
545 · +253.9%
Serbian
334 · +44.0%
Tagalog
278 · +28.1%
Hindi
259 · -4.1%
Mandarin
247 · +11.8%
Spanish
218 · +38.0%
Croatian
209 · +8.3%
Bengali
200 · +5.3%
Urdu
180 · +30.4%
Filipino
167 · +59.0%
Greek
165 · -13.6%
Arabic
156 · +43.1%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Macedonian869 · 1.4%
    1.5%
  2. 02
    Punjabi757 · 1.2%
    66.0%
  3. 03
    Italian573 · 0.9%
    10.3%
  4. 04
    Nepali545 · 0.9%
    253.9%
  5. 05
    Serbian334 · 0.5%
    44.0%
  6. 06
    Tagalog278 · 0.4%
    28.1%
  7. 07
    Hindi259 · 0.4%
    4.1%
  8. 08
    Mandarin247 · 0.4%
    11.8%
  9. 09
    Spanish218 · 0.3%
    38.0%
  10. 10
    Croatian209 · 0.3%
    8.3%
  11. 11
    Bengali200 · 0.3%
    5.3%
  12. 12
    Urdu180 · 0.3%
    30.4%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+253.9%
545 speakers · 0.9% of LGA
#2
Language
Punjabi
+66.0%
757 speakers · 1.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Filipino
+59.0%
167 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
Use this data

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