Thalgarrah · Suburb / Locality

Language in Thalgarrah

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

English is spoken by 96.4% of people in Thalgarrah, making it the dominant language. This is a very high proportion compared to the rest of the country, where far fewer people use only English at home.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.4% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. However, the 1.8% who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas.

2.4% ▼ -8.4%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6%
  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 2.4%

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

1.8% ▲ —

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.8%

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 Thalgarrah, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin 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 Thalgarrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13825/thalgarrah/topic/language