Kambah, Canberra
Languages spoken in Kambah
At the 2021 Census, 12 per cent of residents in Kambah spoke a language other than English at home, most often Malayalam. The next largest is Nepali. Canberra has a higher share than Kambah. Residents speak 60 languages between them.
- Residents
- 15,387
- Speak another language
- 12.4%+26.9%
- Languages spoken
- 60
- Born overseas
- 17.7%
Which languages lead in Kambah?
- 01Malayalam197+279%
- 02Nepali113+495%
- 03Spanish110+15.8%
- 04Arabic103+12.0%
- 05Mandarin91-14.2%
- 06Vietnamese79+21.5%
- 07Croatian76+28.8%
- 08German72-10.0%
- 09Punjabi70+133%
- 10Italian69-15.9%
Where were Kambah's residents born?
Overseas-born residents make up about 2,700 people, most often from England.
- 01England556+2.4%
- 02India319+87.6%
- 03New Zealand150-23.1%
- 04Philippines125+5.9%
- 05Nepal113+1156%
- 06United States of America98+50.8%
- 07Germany90-10.0%
- 08China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)72-10.0%
- 09Malaysia60+33.3%
- 10Italy58+45.0%
How does Kambah compare with Australia as a whole?
The share speaking another language is below the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Kambah
- 12.4%
- Canberra
- 23.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Kambah's religious mix?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs7,156+29.8%
- 02Christianity6,798-8.9%
- 03Hinduism266+129%
- 04Islam251+56.9%
- 05Buddhism242+50.3%
- 06Judaism4
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
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