Irishtown · Suburb / Locality

Language in Irishtown

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

English remains the dominant language in Irishtown (Tas.), where language patterns have stayed very stable since 2011. Only 2.6% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure far below the national average.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 92.8% of people speak only English at home, which is well below the Tasmanian average. While the proportion of people who speak little or no English is 0.0%, this is actually higher than most similar areas.

2.6% ▲ +151.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.0%
  • 2016: 1.3%
  • 2021: 2.6%

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 Irishtown, 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 Irishtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60289/irishtown/topic/language