7.4% ▲ +220.2%
Higher than 59% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Tamworth · Urban Area
Language in Tamworth
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower share of people in Tamworth use a language other than English at home compared to the rest of the country. While 85.1% speak only English, the number of people using other languages has risen to 7.4% since 2011. This reflects a growing trend toward more linguistic diversity in the area.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The 7.4% who use another language at home is far below the national figure of 22.3%, though it is higher than in most similar areas. This includes a small number of Mandarin and Vietnamese speakers, while those who speak little or no English rose to 1.4% by 2021.
1.4% ▲ +312.5%
Higher than 76% of urban area areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 1.4%
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.
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 Tamworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1032/tamworth/topic/language