4.9% ▲ +310.7%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
7303, TAS · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people have started speaking languages other than English in postcode 7303, with the share rising from 1.2% in 2011 to 4.9% in 2021. While the area remains much less linguistically diverse than the rest of Australia, this upward trend is reflected in a small but increasing variety of languages spoken at home.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the sole language for 90.6% of residents. While 4.9% of people use another language at home—a figure far below the national 22.3%—those who speak little or no English now make up 1.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas.
4.9% ▲ +310.7%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
1.3% ▲ —
Higher than 69% 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 7303, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7303/7303-tas/topic/language