5.3% ▲ +37.3%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
7017, TAS · Postcode
Language in 7017, TAS
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 92.3% of residents in postcode 7017. This area is far less linguistically diverse than the national average, though the number of people using another language at home has risen slightly over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 5.3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well below the Tasmanian figure. Very few people here speak little or no English (0.6%), a result that is about the same as the state average.
0.6% ▲ +58.0%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 7017, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7017/7017-tas/topic/language