Margate - Snug · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Margate - Snug

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

Only 4.2% of people in Margate - Snug use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country.

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📍 Margate - Snug, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language used by 92.3% of residents, and the proportion of people speaking another language is well below the Tasmanian average. Very few people speak little or no English, at just 0.3%, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

4.2% ▲ +27.5%

Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.3%
  • 2016: 3.6%
  • 2021: 4.2%

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

0.3% ▲ +33.7%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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.

Language used at home

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In Margate - Snug, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

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 Margate - Snug [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601041024/margate-snug/topic/language