24.0% ▲ +91.6%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Hobart · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Hobart
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far higher share of people speak a language other than English in Hobart than in the rest of Tasmania. About 24% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has nearly doubled since 2011 and now sits slightly above the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 24% of people use a language other than English—with Mandarin being the most common at 7.6%—very few struggle with the local tongue. Only 1.7% of the population speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure.
1.7% ▼ -19.9%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601051027/hobart/topic/language