Mornington - Warrane · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Mornington - Warrane

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

English is the dominant language for 79.2% of Mornington - Warrane residents. While most people speak only English, there has been a notable rise in the use of other languages at home, which grew by 8.8 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Mornington - Warrane, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 13.5% of people now use a language other than English at home, a figure well above the Tasmanian average but well below the national rate. This diversity is seen in the use of Mandarin, Punjabi, and Vietnamese, though only 1.4% of residents speak little or no English.

13.5% ▲ +186.7%

Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 4.7%
  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 13.5%

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

1.4% ▼ -2.4%

Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 1.5%
  • 2021: 1.4%

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 Mornington - Warrane, English only is the majority at 93%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

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 Mornington - Warrane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601021009/mornington-warrane/topic/language