Taree Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Taree Surrounds

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

Among the lowest for language diversity in the region, Taree Surrounds is an area where almost everyone speaks English. Only 1.9% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.

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📍 Taree Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 91.7% of people. The proportion of residents using another language is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%, and those who speak little or no English are well below the national average at just 0.1%.

1.9% ▲ +17.4%

Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.7%
  • 2016: 1.5%
  • 2021: 1.9%

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

0.1% ▲ +2.7%

Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.1%
  • 2021: 0.1%

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 Taree Surrounds, English only is the majority at 100%; Italian is next at 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 Taree Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108051170/taree-surrounds/topic/language