Macquarie, Canberra
Languages spoken in Macquarie
The 2021 Census found about 660 people in Macquarie, part of Canberra, speaking a language other than English at home. Vietnamese comes next. Canberra has much the same share. For the wider picture, Canberra has a page of its own.
- Residents
- 3,008
- Speak another language
- 21.9%+8.0%
- Languages spoken
- 43
- Born overseas
- 27.0%
What's spoken at home in Macquarie?
- 01Mandarin80-14.9%
- 02Vietnamese57+16.3%
- 03Arabic43+95.5%
- 04Spanish39-20.4%
- 05Nepali35
- 06Urdu26+18.2%
- 07Italian23-17.9%
- 08Cantonese21-30.0%
- 09Punjabi21+200%
- 10Tagalog19+375%
Where were Macquarie's residents born?
Overseas-born residents make up 27 per cent of residents, most often from England.
- 01England116+14.9%
- 02India81+26.6%
- 03China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)77-23.0%
- 04Vietnam46-4.2%
- 05Bhutan41
- 06Philippines35+94.4%
- 07Nepal24
- 08Pakistan23-23.3%
- 09Thailand21+75.0%
- 10Scotland20+150%
Is Macquarie more multilingual than Australia as a whole?
The share speaking another language is close to the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Macquarie
- 21.9%
- Canberra
- 23.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Macquarie's religious mix?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs1,454+30.3%
- 02Christianity1,047-0.9%
- 03Hinduism112+124%
- 04Islam111+35.4%
- 05Buddhism105+7.1%
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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Macquarie is part of Canberra, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.