24.8% ▲ +76.2%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Moonah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Moonah
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 70.5% of people in Moonah, though the area is notably diverse. About one quarter of residents now speak a language other than English at home, a figure that is far above the Tasmanian average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Nearly 25% of people in Moonah use another language at home, which is 16 percentage points higher than the state figure and has risen 11 points since 2011. While 3.3% of residents speak little or no English, this is only about the same as the national figure.
3.3% ▼ -31.5%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Moonah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601031019/moonah/topic/language