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7170, TAS · Postcode

Language in 7170, TAS

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Around the middle of similar areas for language diversity, postcode 7170 is a place where the vast majority of people speak English. Only 4.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that is far below the national average.

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📍 7170, TAS, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 93.8% of the population, while Mandarin is the most common other language at 0.6%. Very few people struggle with English here, with only 0.4% speaking little or no English, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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4.1% ▲ +28.8%

Lower than 57% of postcode areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.4% ▲ +92.1%

Lower than 56% of postcode areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In 7170, TAS, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 93.8% Mandarin 0.6% Punjabi 0.3% Italian 0.2% Greek 0.2% Arabic 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Cantonese 0.1%

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 7170, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7170/7170-tas/topic/language