Telegraph Point · Suburb / Locality

Language in Telegraph Point

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

English is the dominant tongue for almost everyone in Telegraph Point, where only 3.1% of residents use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it an area with very little linguistic diversity.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 89.2% of people speak only English, which is far below the New South Wales average. Despite this, 0.0% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is well below both the state and national totals.

3.1% ▼ -2.8%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2%
  • 2016: 2.5%
  • 2021: 3.1%

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 Telegraph Point, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Telegraph Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13796/telegraph-point/topic/language