2.3% ▲ +38.9%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Penguin - Sulphur Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Penguin - Sulphur Creek
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the almost universal language spoken in Penguin - Sulphur Creek, where 93.2% of people use only English at home. This area is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Australia, with very few residents speaking a language other than English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 2.3% of people use another language at home, a figure that is well below the Tasmania average and far below the national figure. This lack of diversity is reflected in the fact that just 0.3% of residents speak little or no English.
0.3% ▲ +54.5%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 Penguin - Sulphur Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011079/penguin-sulphur-creek/topic/language