5.3% ▲ +389.4%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
7172, TAS · Postcode
Language in 7172, TAS
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 89.9% of people in postcode 7172. This area is far less linguistically diverse than the national average, though the proportion of people using a language other than English at home has risen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 5.3% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average. Very few people speak little or no English, at 0.4%, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
0.4% ▲ +270.3%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 7172, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7172/7172-tas/topic/language