Tamborine · Urban Centre

Language in Tamborine

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

Very few people in Tamborine (L) use a language other than English at home, putting it far below most similar areas. Only 2.2% of the population speaks another language, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.

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📍 Tamborine, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 97.2% of residents, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This lack of linguistic diversity is reflected in the fact that no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.

2.2% ▲ +12.2%

Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.0%
  • 2016: 3.3%
  • 2021: 2.2%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 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 Tamborine, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

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 Tamborine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321098/tamborine/topic/language