23.4% ▲ +66.0%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Mount Nelson - Dynnyrne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Mount Nelson - Dynnyrne
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly one quarter of people in Mount Nelson - Dynnyrne use a language other than English at home, making it a linguistically diverse area. This reflects a significant shift in the community, as the proportion of people speaking other languages rose by 9.3 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 23.4% of residents speak another language at home, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 8.7%. While Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 9.3%, only 1.9% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
1.9% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 Mount Nelson - Dynnyrne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601051029/mount-nelson-dynnyrne/topic/language