6.7% ▲ +151.6%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
7215, TAS · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Around the middle of similar areas for language diversity, postcode 7215 is a place where English is the dominant tongue. While 85.3% of people speak only English, the proportion of residents using another language at home has risen to 6.7%.
English and the largest community languages.
The share of people using a language other than English rose by 4.1 points since 2011, though this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few residents struggle with English, as only 0.5% speak little or no English, which is about the same as the Tasmanian average.
6.7% ▲ +151.6%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.5% ▲ +30.7%
Higher than 51% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 7215, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7215/7215-tas/topic/language