2.5% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Port Sorell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary way people communicate in Port Sorell, with 92% of residents speaking only English at home. This makes it one of the least linguistically diverse areas in the region, as very few people use a language other than English for daily life.
English and the largest community languages.
Only 2.5% of people use another language at home, a figure that is far below the national average and has barely changed since 2011. Just 0.2% of the population speak little or no English, which is much lower than most other areas.
2.5% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.2% ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 89% 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 Port Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021089/port-sorell/topic/language