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Tarneit - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Tarneit - North

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

Among the highest for its area type, 73.7% of people in Tarneit - North use a language other than English at home. This creates a diverse linguistic landscape where English is only the sole language for 19% of residents.

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📍 Tarneit - North, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Punjabi is the most common language spoken at home at 24.7%, followed by Hindi at 6.9%. About 6.8% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the national average of 3.4%.

People who speak little or no English

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6.8% —

Higher than 87% 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 Tarneit - North, the largest group is Punjabi at 44%, followed by English only (34%) and Hindi (12%).

Punjabi 24.7% English only 19.0% Hindi 6.9% Tagalog 1.5% Mandarin 1.5% Arabic 1.3% Vietnamese 0.9% Cantonese 0.4% Italian 0.1% Greek 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 Tarneit - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051584/tarneit-north/topic/language