Port Sorell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Port Sorell

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.

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📍 Port Sorell, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

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.

  • 2011: 2.0%
  • 2016: 1.5%
  • 2021: 2.5%

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.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Port Sorell, English only is the majority at 100%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

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 Port Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021089/port-sorell/topic/language