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Tuggerah · Suburb / Locality

Language in Tuggerah

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

More people in Tuggerah have started using a language other than English at home since 2011. While English remains the main language for 83.4% of residents, the area is now more linguistically diverse than most similar places.

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📍 Tuggerah, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 14.3% of people use another language at home, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 22.3%. Only 3.0% of residents speak little or no English, a result that is about the same as the Australian average.

People using another language at home

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14.3% ▲ +79.0%

Higher than 82% 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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3.0% ▲ +7.9%

Higher than 88% 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 Tuggerah, English only is the majority at 96%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

English only 83.4% Mandarin 1.4% Tagalog 0.9% Cantonese 0.5% Arabic 0.4%

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 Tuggerah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13968/tuggerah/topic/language