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Tuncurry · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Tuncurry

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

English is the primary language for 90.5% of people in Tuncurry. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the national average, though the number of people using another language at home rose slightly to 3.3% since 2011.

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📍 Tuncurry, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.3% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. This trend is reflected in the low number of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.9%.

People using another language at home

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3.3% ▲ +35.8%

Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.9% ▲ +142.6%

Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Tuncurry, English only is the majority at 99%; Cantonese is next at 0%.

English only 90.5% Cantonese 0.3% Italian 0.3% Tagalog 0.2% Mandarin 0.2% Arabic 0.1% Greek 0.1% Vietnamese 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 Tuncurry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108011154/tuncurry/topic/language