4.1% ▲ +32.2%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Cygnet · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 89.1% of people in Cygnet, making it a very linguistically uniform area. Only 4.1% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.
English and the largest community languages.
Very few people in Cygnet speak a language other than English, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the Tasmanian average. This is reflected in the fact that only 0.2% of residents speak little or no English, which is well below the Australian figure.
4.1% ▲ +32.2%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.2% ▼ -37.8%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Cygnet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/603021070/cygnet/topic/language