Tumbarumba · Suburb / Locality

Language in Tumbarumba

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

Very little has changed in the languages spoken in Tumbarumba over the last decade, with English remaining the dominant tongue. Only 3.2% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Tumbarumba, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken by 90.3% of residents. While 0.3% of the population speak little or no English, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

3.2% ▲ +5.2%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1%
  • 2016: 2.0%
  • 2021: 3.2%

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

0.3% ▼ -30.5%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 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 Tumbarumba, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog 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 Tumbarumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13979/tumbarumba/topic/language