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Geeveston - Dover · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Geeveston - Dover

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

A far lower proportion of people use a language other than English at home in Geeveston - Dover compared to the rest of the country. Only 3.9% of residents speak another language, which is well below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average.

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📍 Geeveston - Dover, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 89% of the community, and those who speak little or no English make up just 0.3% of the population. While the use of other languages rose 1.6 percentage points since 2011, the area remains much lower than most other regions.

People using another language at home

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3.9% ▲ +68.1%

Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.3% ▼ -51.0%

Lower than 85% 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.

Language used at home

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In Geeveston - Dover, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 89.0% Mandarin 0.5% Italian 0.2% Cantonese 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1%

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 Geeveston - Dover [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/603021071/geeveston-dover/topic/language