Akaroa · Suburb / Locality

Language in Akaroa

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the primary way people communicate in Akaroa, where very few residents use another language at home. Only 2.3% of the population speaks a language other than English, which is far below the national figure.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 96.9% of people speak only English at home, and the proportion who use another language is well below the Tasmanian average. Despite this, the area has a higher rate of people who speak little or no English than most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure at 0.0%.

2.3%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.5%
  • 2021: 2.3%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Akaroa, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Akaroa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60008/akaroa/topic/language