4.4% ▲ +154.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Cressy · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 89.5% of people in Cressy. This is a very high proportion compared to the national average, reflecting a community where very few people use a language other than English at home.
English and the largest community languages.
Only 4.4% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 8.7% and far below the Australian average. While 0.3% of people speak little or no English, this is higher than most similar areas.
4.4% ▲ +154.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.3% ▲ —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Cressy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60139/cressy/topic/language