6.2% ▲ +153.3%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Devonport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Devonport
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant tongue for the vast majority of people in Devonport, though more people have started using other languages at home. Only 6.2% of residents use a language other than English, which is far below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 89.3% of residents speak only English, the proportion of people using another language at home rose to 6.2% since 2011. This is lower than most areas and well below the Australian average, with very few people—just 0.6%—speaking little or no English.
0.6% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 Devonport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021085/devonport/topic/language