10.3% ▲ +256.0%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
7011, TAS · Postcode
Language in 7011, TAS
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A jump in the number of people using a language other than English has transformed the 7011 postcode since 2011. Now, 10.3% of the population speaks another language at home, which is a significant rise from just 2.9% over a decade ago.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 84.8% of people speak only English, the area is more linguistically diverse than most similar places. This is a little above the Tasmania figure, though far below the Australian average. Only 1.2% of residents speak little or no English, a number that has barely changed since 2016.
1.2% ▲ +71.9%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 7011, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7011/7011-tas/topic/language