20.7% ▲ +64.9%
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Hobart Inner · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Hobart Inner
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than double the state average of people speak a language other than English in Hobart Inner. This area has seen its linguistic diversity grow significantly, with 20.7% of residents now using another language at home. While this is far above the Tasmanian figure, it remains a little below the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 75% of residents, but Mandarin is the most common second language at 6.1%. The proportion of people using another language at home rose 8.2 points since 2011, though the 1.7% who speak little or no English has barely changed since 2016.
1.7% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 Hobart Inner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60105/hobart-inner/topic/language