17.2% ▲ +122.7%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
7050, TAS · Postcode
Language in 7050, TAS
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A much higher share of people in postcode 7050 use a language other than English at home compared to the rest of Tasmania. While 17.2% of residents speak another language, this is well above the state figure. This trend has grown significantly, with the proportion of people using other languages rising by 9.5 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 79.8% of residents, but Mandarin is common at 6.6%. While this area has more people speaking other languages than most, only 1.9% speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure.
1.9% ▲ +58.9%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 7050, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7050/7050-tas/topic/language