11.3% ▲ +226.5%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Lindisfarne - Rose Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Lindisfarne - Rose Bay
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant tongue for most people in Lindisfarne - Rose Bay, where 85.2% of residents speak only English at home. However, the area is becoming more linguistically diverse, with the share of people using another language at home rising significantly to 11.3% since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 11.3% of residents use a language other than English at home—a figure that is a little above the Tasmania average—this is far below the national rate of 22.3%. This diversity is led by Mandarin speakers at 2.5%, yet the area remains very accessible as only 0.9% of people speak little or no English.
0.9% ▲ +107.0%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Lindisfarne - Rose Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601021008/lindisfarne-rose-bay/topic/language