Tyalgum · Suburb / Locality

Language in Tyalgum

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

Only 3.5% of people in Tyalgum use a language other than English at home. This is a very low figure compared to the rest of the country, making English the dominant tongue for the vast majority of residents.

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📍 Tyalgum, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 88.9% of the community, leaving the proportion of other languages far below the national figure. Notably, no one in the area speaks little or no English, which is well below the state and national averages.

3.5% ▲ +92.7%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.8%
  • 2016: 1.5%
  • 2021: 3.5%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Tyalgum, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Tyalgum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14012/tyalgum/topic/language