13.7% ▲ +71.1%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
West Hobart · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in West Hobart
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About 13.7% of people in West Hobart speak a language other than English at home, which is around the middle for similar areas. This figure is well above the Tasmanian average, though it remains well below the national trend.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While the proportion of people using another language at home rose 5.7 percentage points since 2011, very few struggle with English. Only 0.8% speak little or no English, a figure lower than most areas and slightly below the national average.
0.8% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 West Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601051033/west-hobart/topic/language