Golden Valley · Suburb / Locality

Language in Golden Valley

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Golden Valley than is typical for the rest of the country. Only 2.7% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This creates a very linguistically uniform community where English is the primary means of communication.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 93.4% of the population, leaving the area well below the Tasmanian average for language diversity. Despite this, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the Australian average at 0.0%.

2.7% ▲ —

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 2.7%

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 Golden Valley, 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 Golden Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60237/golden-valley/topic/language