Talofa · Suburb / Locality

Language in Talofa

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

A small number of residents in Talofa now use a language other than English at home, though the area remains far less linguistically diverse than the national average. While 7.8% of people speak another language, the vast majority of the community speaks only English.

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📍 Talofa, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 80.6% of people, while 7.8% use another language, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Notably, no one in the area speaks little or no English, a result well below the national figure of 3.4%.

7.8% —

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.6%
  • 2021: 7.8%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Talofa, English only is the majority at 97%; Italian is next at 3%.

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 Talofa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13755/talofa/topic/language