4.6% ▲ +251.1%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Smithton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Smithton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Smithton compared to the rest of the country. Only 4.6% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While this is one of the lowest rates in the region, the proportion of people using another language has risen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 87.3% of residents, and very few people—just 0.4%—speak little or no English. This figure is about the same as the Tasmanian average and much lower than most other areas across Australia.
0.4% ▼ -40.0%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 Smithton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604031095/smithton/topic/language