25.3% ▲ +58.3%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Turramurra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Turramurra
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than a quarter of people in Turramurra now speak a language other than English at home. This reflects a significant shift in the area's daily life, as the proportion of multilingual residents has jumped by 9.3 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 25.3% of residents use another language at home, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure. While Mandarin is the most common second language at 8.4%, only 3.3% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average.
3.3% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.3%
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.
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 Turramurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121031411/turramurra/topic/language