10.8% ▲ +98.9%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kingborough · Council (LGA)
Language in Kingborough
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Kingborough compared to the national figure, though diversity is growing. While only 10.8% of residents use another language at home, this is still a little above the Tasmanian average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 85.9% of residents, with Mandarin being the most common second language at 3.2%. The proportion of people using another language at home rose 5.4 points since 2011, while the 1.0% who speak little or no English has barely changed since 2016.
1.0% ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
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 Kingborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA63610/kingborough/topic/language