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Break O'Day · Council (LGA)

Language in Break O'Day

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

Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Break O'Day compared to most other areas. English is the primary tongue for 90.2% of residents, creating a linguistic profile that is far more uniform than the national average.

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📍 Break O'Day, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3% of people use another language at home, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 8.7% and far below the Australian average. This has risen slightly since 2011, though the number of people who speak little or no English remains very low at 0.1%.

People using another language at home

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3.0% ▲ +55.0%

Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.1% ▼ -42.0%

Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.

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 Break O'Day, English only is the majority at 100%; Cantonese is next at 0%.

English only 90.2% Cantonese 0.2% Tagalog 0.1% Mandarin 0.1% Italian 0.0%

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 Break O'Day [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA60210/break-o-day/topic/language