5.2% ▲ +128.0%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
7171, TAS · Postcode
Language in 7171, TAS
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in postcode 7171 compared to the rest of the country. Only 5.2% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average. While English is the dominant tongue, the variety of languages spoken has grown slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 90.7% of people at home, with Mandarin, Arabic, Punjabi and Greek following as the most common alternatives. Very few residents struggle with English, as only 0.5% speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
0.5% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 7171, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7171/7171-tas/topic/language