14.3% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Tingalpa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Tingalpa
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Tingalpa sits around the middle of similar areas for its linguistic diversity. While 14.3% of residents use a language other than English at home, this is well below the national figure of 22.3%. Most people here speak only English, though the number of people using other languages rose by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 82.4% of the population, with smaller groups speaking Mandarin, Hindi, and Tagalog. Very few people struggle with English, as only 1.5% speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
1.5% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.5%
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).
More for Tingalpa
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Tingalpa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301031018/tingalpa/topic/language