Tuggerawong · Suburb / Locality

Language in Tuggerawong

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

English is the primary language for almost everyone in Tuggerawong, with only 2.6% of residents using another language at home. This is far below the national figure, meaning the area is much less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 92% of people speak only English, 0.3% speak little or no English. This small group is more common here than in most similar areas, although it remains well below the New South Wales average.

2.6% ▼ -32.7%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.8%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 2.6%

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

0.3% ▼ -0.4%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Tuggerawong, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 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 Tuggerawong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13969/tuggerawong/topic/language