1.5% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is spoken exclusively by 93.5% of people in Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds. This makes the area one of the least linguistically diverse in the region, with very few residents using a language other than English at home.
English and the largest community languages.
Only 1.5% of people here use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This trend has barely changed since 2011, and just 0.1% of the population speak little or no English.
1.5% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.1% ▼ -68.0%
Lower than 95% 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 Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011076/burnie-ulverstone-surrounds/topic/language