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Acton - Upper Burnie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Acton - Upper Burnie

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

English is the dominant language for almost everyone living in Acton - Upper Burnie. Only 3.7% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure. This means the area is much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of Australia.

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📍 Acton - Upper Burnie, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 90.2% of residents speak only English, leaving very few people who speak little or no English at 0.4%. While the share of people using another language rose slightly to 3.7% since 2011, this remains well below the Tasmanian average.

People using another language at home

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3.7% ▲ +77.4%

Lower than 85% 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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0.4% ▲ +352.3%

Lower than 79% 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 Acton - Upper Burnie, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 90.2% Mandarin 0.2% Cantonese 0.2% Punjabi 0.2% Hindi 0.2% Greek 0.1% Tagalog 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 Acton - Upper Burnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011075/acton-upper-burnie/topic/language