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Risdon Vale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Risdon Vale

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

Three quarters of people in Risdon Vale speak only English at home. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the national average, although the number of people using other languages has risen slightly since 2011.

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📍 Risdon Vale, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.8% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 8.7%. This reflects in the low number of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.5%.

People using another language at home

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3.8% ▲ +76.7%

Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.5% ▲ +44.7%

Lower than 75% 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.

Language used at home

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In Risdon Vale, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 75.0% Mandarin 0.4% Greek 0.3% Punjabi 0.2% Vietnamese 0.2% Italian 0.2% Arabic 0.1% Tagalog 0.1%

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 Risdon Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601021010/risdon-vale/topic/language