Teesdale · Suburb / Locality

Language in Teesdale

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

English is the primary tongue for 92.8% of people in Teesdale, making it a place with very little linguistic variety. This is far below the national figure, as very few residents use a language other than English at home.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.7% of residents speak another language at home, which is far below the Victorian rate of 27.6%. While this is around the middle for similar areas, the number of people who speak little or no English is slightly higher than most areas at 0.4%.

2.7% ▼ -33.8%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.1%
  • 2016: 3.7%
  • 2021: 2.7%

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

0.4% ▲ +67.8%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 Teesdale, English only is the majority at 100%; Italian 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 Teesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22479/teesdale/topic/language