Fingal · Suburb / Locality

Language in Fingal

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

Only 2.8% of people in Fingal use a language other than English at home, making it far less linguistically diverse than the national average. Almost everyone here speaks English exclusively, which is a common pattern for this part of Tasmania.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken in 89.8% of homes, and the proportion of people using another language is well below both the state and national figures. Consistent with this, 0.0% of residents speak little or no English.

2.8% ▲ +239.7%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.8%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 2.8%

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 Fingal, 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 Fingal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60200/fingal/topic/language