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.
Brighton - Pontville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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.
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.
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.
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 Brighton - Pontville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601011002/brighton-pontville/topic/language