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Boyne Island - Tannum Sands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Boyne Island - Tannum Sands

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

English is the primary way of communicating for almost everyone in Boyne Island - Tannum Sands. Only 3.8% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of Australia.

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📍 Boyne Island - Tannum Sands, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Very few residents struggle with English, as only 0.2% speak little or no English. This is well below the Australian average of 3.4% and has remained steady since 2016, with 91.3% of the population speaking only English.

People using another language at home

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3.8% —

Lower than 84% 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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0.2% ▼ -5.7%

Lower than 89% 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 Boyne Island - Tannum Sands, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 0%.

English only 91.3% Tagalog 0.1% Mandarin 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Arabic 0.1% Italian 0.1% Greek 0.0%

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 Boyne Island - Tannum Sands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308051531/boyne-island-tannum-sands/topic/language