Tumbarumba · Urban Centre

Language in Tumbarumba

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

Around the middle for its level compared to similar areas, Tumbarumba is a place where English is the dominant language. Only 3.2% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Tumbarumba, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 91.3% of people at home, and the number of people speaking other languages has barely changed since 2011. Only 0.3% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average.

3.2% ▼ -4.8%

Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.4%
  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 3.2%

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

0.3% ▲ —

Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Tumbarumba, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog 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 Tumbarumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115141/tumbarumba/topic/language