Taree · Urban Area

Language in Taree

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

Very little has changed in the languages spoken in Taree since 2011, as the area remains overwhelmingly English-speaking. Only 3.9% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that is far below the national average.

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📍 Taree, Urban Area

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 88.3% of people, and only 0.4% of the population speak little or no English. This is much lower than most other areas and well below the New South Wales figure.

3.9% ▲ +13.7%

Lower than 86% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 3.4%
  • 2016: 3.7%
  • 2021: 3.9%

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

0.4% ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 88% of urban area areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 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.

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 Taree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1033/taree/topic/language