Tumbarumba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Tumbarumba

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

Only 3% of people in Tumbarumba use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure, making the town one of the most linguistically uniform areas in the region. This pattern has remained steady since 2011.

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📍 Tumbarumba, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 85.9% of residents, which is far below the New South Wales average of 26.6% for other languages. Just 0.1% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that is well below both state and national levels.

3.0% ▲ +1.1%

Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 2.4%
  • 2021: 3.0%

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

0.1% ▲ +22.4%

Lower than 93% 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 Tumbarumba, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin 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 Tumbarumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113021260/tumbarumba/topic/language