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Tenterfield · Suburb / Locality

Language in Tenterfield

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

English remains the dominant language in Tenterfield, with very few residents using other languages at home. Only 2.6% of people speak a language other than English, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Tenterfield, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Almost 90% of residents speak only English. While the proportion of people who speak little or no English is higher than most similar areas, it is still well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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2.6% ▲ +22.2%

Lower than 57% 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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0.2% ▲ +42.8%

Higher than 63% 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 Tenterfield, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 89.7% Italian 0.4% Punjabi 0.2% Mandarin 0.1% Arabic 0.1% Hindi 0.1%

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 Tenterfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13807/tenterfield/topic/language