Tallangatta · Urban Centre

Language in Tallangatta

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

English is the dominant tongue for almost everyone in Tallangatta, making it a very linguistically uniform place. Only 4.3% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Tallangatta, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While the use of other languages rose 1.5 points since 2011, English is still spoken by 89.3% of the community. Very few people struggle with the local language, with only 0.4% speaking little or no English.

4.3% ▲ +53.4%

Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.8%
  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 2021: 4.3%

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

0.4% ▲ —

Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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.

Language used at home

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In Tallangatta, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin 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 Tallangatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221070/tallangatta/topic/language