10.3% ▲ +92.8%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Launceston · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Launceston
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Around the middle for its level compared to similar areas, Launceston has seen a steady increase in the number of people speaking languages other than English. While most residents speak only English, those using other languages at home have risen to 10.3% of the population.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 85.1% of residents, though the proportion of people using another language at home rose 5.0 percentage points since 2011. This figure is a little above the Tasmanian average of 8.7% but far below the national figure of 22.3%. Common non-English languages include Mandarin, Punjabi, Vietnamese and Cantonese, while 1.5% of people speak little or no English.
1.5% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 Launceston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60201/launceston/topic/language