Taigum - Fitzgibbon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Taigum - Fitzgibbon

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

English is the main language for 62.9% of people in Taigum - Fitzgibbon, though the area has become much more multilingual. Over a third of residents now speak another language at home, a figure that has climbed 13 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Taigum - Fitzgibbon, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 33.6% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. Punjabi is the most common non-English language at 8.0%, while 3.4% of residents speak little or no English.

33.6% ▲ +64.3%

Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 20.4%
  • 2016: 30.0%
  • 2021: 33.6%

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

3.4% ▼ -4.3%

Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 3.5%
  • 2021: 3.4%

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 Taigum - Fitzgibbon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302041045/taigum-fitzgibbon/topic/language