Kaoota · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kaoota

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

English is the primary way of communicating for almost everyone in Kaoota. Only 4.8% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Kaoota, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While more people here speak a second language than in most similar areas, this is still well below the Tasmanian average. English only is used by 93.9% of the population, and no one in the area speaks little or no English.

4.8% ▲ +118.0%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 3.5%
  • 2021: 4.8%

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 Kaoota, English only is the majority at 99%; Arabic is next at 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 Kaoota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60295/kaoota/topic/language