South Tamworth, Tamworth

The languages of South Tamworth

English is the only home language for 84 per cent of residents in South Tamworth, according to the 2021 Census. The number speaking another language at home has grown by more than a quarter since 2016. Tamworth has a lower share than South Tamworth.

Residents
6,564
Speak another language
5.6%+37.5%
Languages spoken
28
Born overseas
6.6%

What languages do people in South Tamworth speak besides English?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Vietnamese
    68+1600%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    65+160%
  3. 03
    Tagalog
    41-2.4%
  4. 04
    Nepali
    18+200%
  5. 05
    Punjabi
    17+30.8%
  6. 06
    Cantonese
    14+100%
  7. 07
    Hindi
    14+100%
  8. 08
    Bengali
    8-33.3%
  9. 09
    Fijian
    7-41.7%
  10. 10
    Urdu
    7+16.7%

Is South Tamworth more multilingual than New South Wales?

The share speaking another language is less than half the figure for New South Wales.

South Tamworth
5.6%
Tamworth
5.0%
New South Wales
25.7%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.

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