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New Norfolk · Suburb / Locality

Language in New Norfolk

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

English remains the dominant language in New Norfolk, where only 2.5% of people speak another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. The community is very linguistically uniform, with over 90% of residents speaking only English.

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📍 New Norfolk, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Very few people in New Norfolk use a language other than English at home, a figure well below the Tasmanian average. While 0.2% of residents speak little or no English, this is actually higher than most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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2.5% ▲ +78.4%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.2% ▼ -10.0%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

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 New Norfolk, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 90.7% Mandarin 0.3% Punjabi 0.1% Arabic 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Greek 0.1% Tagalog 0.1%

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 New Norfolk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60450/new-norfolk/topic/language