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Tenterfield · Council (LGA)

Language in Tenterfield

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Tenterfield compared to the rest of the country. Only 2.9% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.

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📍 Tenterfield, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the dominant language for 87.6% of people. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 0.3% speaking little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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2.9% ▲ +23.4%

Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.3% ▲ +3.1%

Lower than 74% of council (lga) 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 Tenterfield, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 87.6% Italian 0.2% Punjabi 0.2% Mandarin 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Tagalog 0.1% Arabic 0.0% Hindi 0.0%

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 Tenterfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17400/tenterfield/topic/language