16.5% ▲ +86.8%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Almost twice as many people in Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart spoke another language at home in 2021 than in 2011. While 16.5% of residents now use a language other than English, this is well above the Tasmanian average but still well below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 80.7% of people, with Mandarin being the next most common at 2.5%. Very few residents struggle with English, as only 1.5% speak little or no English, a figure about the same as the state average.
1.5% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601051028/lenah-valley-mount-stuart/topic/language