22.8% ▲ +186.1%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
7010, TAS · Postcode
Language in 7010, TAS
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far higher share of people speak a language other than English in postcode 7010 compared to the rest of Tasmania. While 22.8% of residents use another language at home, this is about the same as the national figure. This diversity has grown quickly, with the proportion rising by 15 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Most people speak only English (71.7%), but Punjabi is the most common other language at 2.1%. The proportion of people who speak little or no English is 2.8%, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure.
2.8% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 7010, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7010/7010-tas/topic/language