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Taren Point · Suburb / Locality

Language in Taren Point

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

A gap of 4.6 percentage points separates Taren Point from the New South Wales average for language diversity. While 22% of residents use a language other than English at home, this is much higher than in most similar areas. English remains the most common tongue for the majority of the community.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Greek is the most common non-English language spoken here at 7.9%, followed by Mandarin and Arabic at 2.4% each. Despite this diversity, the 1.8% who speak little or no English is a little below the national figure.

People using another language at home

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22.0% ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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1.8% ▼ -19.5%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality 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 Taren Point, English only is the majority at 81%; Greek is next at 10%.

English only 65.9% Greek 7.9% Mandarin 2.4% Arabic 2.4% Italian 1.2% Cantonese 0.8% Vietnamese 0.3%

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 Taren Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13781/taren-point/topic/language