21.6% ▲ +105.4%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
New Town · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in New Town
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than twice as many people in New Town use a language other than English at home compared to the Tasmanian average. While 21.6% of residents speak another language, this is about the same as the national figure. This diversity has grown quickly, with the proportion of people using other languages rising by 11 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Most residents speak only English (73.7%), but Mandarin, Punjabi, Hindi and Cantonese are also spoken. About 2.3% of people speak little or no English, which is a little above the state figure and has barely changed since 2016.
2.3% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 New Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601051030/new-town/topic/language