Lower Barrington · Suburb / Locality

Language in Lower Barrington

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

Almost 90% of people in Lower Barrington speak only English at home. This is a very high proportion compared to the rest of the country, where the typical resident is much more likely to use another language.

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📍 Lower Barrington, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.9% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 8.7%. While the number of people who speak little or no English is higher than in most similar areas, it still sits at 0%.

2.9%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.3%
  • 2021: 2.9%

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 Lower Barrington, 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 Lower Barrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60358/lower-barrington/topic/language