Tarana · Suburb / Locality

Language in Tarana

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

More people in Tarana use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas, though the total is still very low. Only 4.8% of residents speak another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Tarana, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 88.8% of the population, with small numbers of people speaking Arabic (2.1%) and Greek (1.6%). While the area has more non-English speakers than similar places, 0.0% of residents speak little or no English, a figure well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

4.8% —

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 4.8%

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 Tarana, English only is the majority at 96%; Arabic is next at 2%.

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 Tarana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13775/tarana/topic/language