Tuross Head · Suburb / Locality

Language in Tuross Head

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

English remains the dominant language in Tuross Head, with very few residents using a different tongue at home. Only 2.8% of the community speaks another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Tuross Head, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 90.9% of people here. While 0.3% of residents speak little or no English, this is actually higher than most similar areas, despite being well below the New South Wales average of 4.5%.

2.8% ▼ -16.3%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.4%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 2.8%

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

0.3% ▼ -45.6%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 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 Tuross Head, English only is the majority at 100%; Greek 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 Tuross Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13997/tuross-head/topic/language