6.7% ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Currumbin - Tugun · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Currumbin - Tugun
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Currumbin - Tugun than in most similar areas. Only 6.7% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area one of the least linguistically diverse in the region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 86.5% of the population, and only 0.5% of people speak little or no English. While the proportion of people using other languages rose slightly to 6.7% since 2011, this remains well below the Queensland average of 13.2%.
0.5% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Currumbin - Tugun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309021231/currumbin-tugun/topic/language