4.0% ▲ +87.1%
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
West Coast · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in West Coast
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly double the number of people in West Coast now speak a language other than English at home compared to 2011. While this 4.0% figure has risen, it remains far below the national average. English is the primary language for the vast majority of residents.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 4.0% of people use another language at home, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Tasmanian figure of 8.7%. Similarly, the 0.3% who speak little or no English is among the lowest for this type of area.
0.3% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 97% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
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).
More for West Coast
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in West Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60403/west-coast/topic/language