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Tumut Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Tumut Surrounds

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

Just 4.3% of people in Tumut Surrounds speak a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it one of the most linguistically uniform areas in the region. While English is the dominant tongue, the variety of languages spoken here has risen slightly since 2011.

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📍 Tumut Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 87.1% of residents, and the number of people who speak little or no English is very low at 0.7%. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%, though the share of people using another language at home rose slightly to 4.3% since 2011.

People using another language at home

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4.3% ▲ +56.9%

Lower than 82% 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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0.7% ▼ -25.5%

Lower than 67% 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 Tumut Surrounds, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 87.1% Mandarin 0.5% Cantonese 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Italian 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Hindi 0.1%

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 Tumut Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113021262/tumut-surrounds/topic/language