Tolmie · Suburb / Locality

Language in Tolmie

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

Almost everyone in Tolmie speaks English at home, a pattern that has remained steady over the last decade. Only 2.7% of residents use a language other than English, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Tolmie, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 87.4% of the population, and no one in the area speaks little or no English. Very few people use other languages, with Italian being the only other recorded language at 1.3%.

2.7% ▼ -42.4%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.8%
  • 2016: 2.0%
  • 2021: 2.7%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 Tolmie, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

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 Tolmie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22526/tolmie/topic/language