Tumbi Umbi · Suburb / Locality

Language in Tumbi Umbi

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

Around the middle of similar areas for language diversity, Tumbi Umbi is a place where English is the dominant tongue. Only 4.6% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below both the New South Wales and national figures.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 91.4% of people at home, with Italian and Mandarin being the next most common languages. While 0.6% of residents speak little or no English, this is higher than most similar areas, even though it remains well below the New South Wales average.

4.6% ▲ +39.6%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.3%
  • 2016: 3.8%
  • 2021: 4.6%

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

0.6% ▲ +32.4%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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.

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 Tumbi Umbi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13980/tumbi-umbi/topic/language