9.5% ▲ +115.6%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
7249, TAS · Postcode
Language in 7249, TAS
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in postcode 7249 compared to the rest of Australia. While 9.5% of residents use another language at home, this is much lower than the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The share of people using another language at home rose 5.1 points since 2011, and 86.8% now speak only English. Very few residents struggle with English, with just 1.2% speaking little or no English, which is a little below the national figure.
1.2% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 7249, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7249/7249-tas/topic/language