Tinaroo · Urban Centre

Language in Tinaroo

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

English is the primary way of communicating in Tinaroo (L), though the number of people using other languages at home has more than doubled since 2011. While only 7.9% of residents speak a language other than English, this is much higher than in most similar areas.

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📍 Tinaroo, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most people speak only English, but 3.4% of the community uses Italian at home. Despite the rise in other languages, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4%.

7.9% ▲ +148.1%

Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.2%
  • 2016: 2.0%
  • 2021: 7.9%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 Tinaroo, English only is the majority at 96%; Italian is next at 4%.

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 Tinaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322122/tinaroo/topic/language