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East Devonport · Suburb / Locality

Language in East Devonport

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

English is the primary language for the vast majority of people in East Devonport, though a small number of residents use other tongues at home. Only 6% of the community speaks a language other than English, making it far less diverse than the national average.

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📍 East Devonport, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 86.3% of people speak only English, the 1% who speak little or no English is a figure much higher than in most similar areas. This diversity is reflected in the small number of residents who use languages such as Mandarin, Tagalog, Punjabi, and Cantonese.

People using another language at home

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6.0% ▲ +231.4%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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1.0% ▲ +131.1%

Higher than 76% 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.

Language used at home

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In East Devonport, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 86.3% Mandarin 1.1% Tagalog 0.3% Punjabi 0.2% Cantonese 0.2% Italian 0.2% Vietnamese 0.1% Greek 0.1%

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 East Devonport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60176/east-devonport/topic/language