25.4% ▲ +101.4%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
7009, TAS · Postcode
Language in 7009, TAS
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A quarter of the population in postcode 7009 speaks a language other than English at home, making it a linguistically diverse hub. This represents a significant shift for the area, as the proportion of people using another language has jumped 13 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 25.4% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 8.7%. While English is the main language for 69.8% of people, others commonly speak Mandarin, Punjabi, Vietnamese or Hindi. Only 3.1% of the population speaks little or no English, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
3.1% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 7009, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7009/7009-tas/topic/language