9.2% ▲ +100.3%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Howrah - Tranmere · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Howrah - Tranmere
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Almost double the number of people in Howrah - Tranmere now speak a language other than English at home compared to 2011. While English remains the dominant tongue, the area is becoming more linguistically diverse, even though it sits far below the national average for language variety.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 9.2% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is now similar to the Tasmanian average. Most people speak only English (88.5%), and very few—just 0.8%—speak little or no English.
0.8% ▲ +118.6%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 Howrah - Tranmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601021007/howrah-tranmere/topic/language