Brighton - Pontville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Brighton - Pontville

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the primary language for 95.1% of people in Brighton - Pontville. This is a very linguistically uniform area where only 2.0% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.

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📍 Brighton - Pontville, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Just 2.0% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average. This is reflected in the fact that very few people—only 0.2%—speak little or no English.

2.0% ▲ +15.1%

Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.8%
  • 2016: 1.3%
  • 2021: 2.0%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.2% ▲ +3.9%

Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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.

Language used at home

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In Brighton - Pontville, English only is the majority at 100%; Punjabi is next at 0%.

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 Brighton - Pontville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601011002/brighton-pontville/topic/language