Tailem Bend · Suburb / Locality

Language in Tailem Bend

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

A huge gap exists between Tailem Bend and the rest of the country, with only 1.8% of people using a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. English is the dominant language here, while very few residents speak a different tongue.

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📍 Tailem Bend, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 86.9% of the community. Only 1.8% use another language at home, which is far below the South Australian figure of 17.8%, and almost no one here speaks little or no English.

1.8% ▼ -18.1%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 2021: 1.8%

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 Tailem Bend, English only is the majority at 100%; Punjabi 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 Tailem Bend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41416/tailem-bend/topic/language