20.0% ▲ +260.4%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Derwent Park - Lutana · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Derwent Park - Lutana
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A jump of 14 percentage points since 2011 marks a shift in Derwent Park - Lutana, where 20% of people now use a language other than English at home. This is far above the Tasmanian figure of 8.7%, though it remains a little below the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 73.8% of residents speak only English, others use languages including Punjabi, Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Hindi. About 2.4% of people speak little or no English, which is a little above the state figure and higher than most similar areas.
2.4% ▲ +44.7%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.4%
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.
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 Derwent Park - Lutana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601031016/derwent-park-lutana/topic/language