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Thirroul · Suburb / Locality

Language in Thirroul

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

English is the dominant tongue in Thirroul, where 90.2% of people speak only English at home. While a small number of residents use other languages, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%. The area is very linguistically uniform compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Thirroul, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 6.6% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Very few residents struggle with English, with just 0.4% speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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6.6% ▲ +43.8%

Higher than 67% 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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0.4% ▼ -8.0%

Higher than 66% 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 Thirroul, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 90.2% Italian 0.5% Mandarin 0.3% Arabic 0.3% Greek 0.3% Vietnamese 0.2% Cantonese 0.0%

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 Thirroul [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13864/thirroul/topic/language