18.6% ▲ +82.6%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
7000, TAS · Postcode
Language in 7000, TAS
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly double the number of people now use a language other than English at home in postcode 7000 compared to 2011. This area has become much more linguistically diverse, with 18.6% of residents speaking a different language at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 18.6% of people use another language—well above the Tasmanian figure of 8.7%—this is still well below the national average. English is used by 76.1% of residents, followed by Mandarin at 5.0%, while only 1.3% speak little or no English.
1.3% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 7000, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7000/7000-tas/topic/language