Austins Ferry - Granton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Austins Ferry - Granton

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

Fewer people speak a language other than English in Austins Ferry - Granton than in most similar areas. While 90.1% of the community speaks only English, the proportion of people using another language at home rose 5.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 7.7%.

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📍 Austins Ferry - Granton, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 7.7% of people use another language at home, which is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. This is reflected in the low number of people who speak little or no English, at 0.9%, which is about the same as the Tasmanian average.

7.7% ▲ +198.6%

Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.6%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 7.7%

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

0.9% ▲ +141.1%

Lower than 60% 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.

Language used at home

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In Austins Ferry - Granton, English only is the majority at 96%; Punjabi is next at 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 Austins Ferry - Granton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601031013/austins-ferry-granton/topic/language