Macedonian
869 speakers
That's one in 70 residents.
Queanbeyan-Palerang, New South Wales
What Queanbeyan-Palerang speaks at home
Queanbeyan-Palerang has no single dominant second language: about 7,500 people spoke a language other than English at home at the 2021 Census, Macedonian most often. Punjabi is barely behind. The share for the City of Sydney is more than twice as high as Queanbeyan-Palerang's.
- Residents
- 61,221
- Speak another language
- 7,536
- Languages at home
- 100
- Change since 2016
- +26.3%
Which three languages are most common in Queanbeyan-Palerang?
Where does Queanbeyan-Palerang land against Australia as a whole?
Queanbeyan-Palerang is a little under Australia as a whole. Within New South Wales, Queanbeyan-Palerang ranks 33rd of 128.
- Queanbeyan-Palerang
- 12.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- City of Sydney
- 33.9%
Each bar uses the same count: residents who named another home language, over all residents.
Compare Queanbeyan-Palerang with every council on the diversity index.
Which languages lead in Queanbeyan-Palerang, and how have they changed?
Each row is a language and the number who speak it at home, beside its change on 2016. The headline total also includes broad ABS categories such as "Chinese, nfd", which aren't listed here.
How do Queanbeyan-Palerang's languages compare in size?
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
What's the fastest-growing language in Queanbeyan-Palerang?
Fastest-growing language
Nepali
+253.9% since 2016
With about 550 speakers now, Nepali has more than tripled since 2016.
Which suburbs of Queanbeyan-Palerang are most multilingual?
No suburb stands far apart; Crestwood is highest and Burra lowest.
Every suburb here has a page of its own.
- CrestwoodLed by Punjabi23%1,127
- Queanbeyan EastLed by Punjabi22%923
- QueanbeyanLed by Nepali19%1,198
- GoogongLed by Punjabi16%1,217
- KarabarLed by Macedonian13%1,108
- Queanbeyan WestLed by Macedonian11%352
- JerrabomberraLed by Macedonian11%1,030
- The RidgewayLed by Italian9%16
- RoyallaLed by Italian7%73
- BombayLed by French6%37
- WamboinLed by Italian5%84
- GreenleighLed by Italian4%27
- BraidwoodLed by German4%64
- CarwoolaLed by Italian4%57
- CurrawangLed by Spanish3%8
- BywongLed by Italian3%40
- Captains FlatLed by Swedish3%22
- Lake GeorgeLed by French2%6
- BungendoreLed by Italian2%109
- Mayfield (Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional - NSW)Led by Polish2%10
- Burra (Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional - NSW)Led by Auslan2%13
- RossiLed by French2%6
- Araluen (NSW)Led by French1%6
- Mount FairyLed by Cantonese1%3
- Majors Creek (NSW)0%0
- Yarrow0%0
- Mulloon0%0
- Urila0%0
- 28 suburbs in Queanbeyan-Palerang. The percentage is residents speaking a language other than English at home; the figure beneath it is how many people that is.
Where were Queanbeyan-Palerang's residents born?
England is the most common overseas birthplace.
Country of birth
16.1% born overseas, across 99 countries.
- 01England1,697+4.8%
- 02India1,337+65.9%
- 03New Zealand839+6.9%
- 04Philippines626+44.6%
- 05North Macedonia544
- 06Nepal508+243%
- 07Italy329-5.2%
- 08United States of America311+34.1%
- 09South Africa265+66.7%
- 10Germany241-15.1%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity30,217-2.8%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs24,169+50.9%
- 03Hinduism1,454+123%
- 04Islam825+32.2%
- 05Buddhism500+12.6%
- 06Judaism40+122%
How does Queanbeyan-Palerang look on the map?
Shade reflects the share speaking a multicultural languageany language other than English at home; council boundaries are from the ABS ASGS 2021. Explore the full Language Map.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home by Statistical Area Level 2, aggregated to Local Government Area. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
The headline 12.3% counts only residents who named a language other than English. 3,070 people left the question blank; treat every blank as another language and the figure is 17.3%, while measuring only those who answered gives 13.0%.
Ranked lists skip broad categories such as "Chinese, nfd", which stay in the totals. National figures are summed from suburbs and sit a touch under the ABS release.
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