Claremont · Suburb / Locality

Language in Claremont

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

More people in Claremont now speak a language other than English at home compared to previous censuses. While 84.8% of the area speaks only English, about 10.2% of residents use another language, which is much higher than in most similar areas.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 10.2% of people use a language other than English at home, which is a little above the Tasmania figure of 8.7%. While Punjabi, Mandarin, and Hindi are the most common second languages, only 0.9% of residents speak little or no English.

10.2% ▲ +282.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 10.2%

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

0.9% ▲ +127.7%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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 Claremont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60113/claremont/topic/language