Northdown · Suburb / Locality

Language in Northdown

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

About the same as most similar areas, Northdown is a place where very few people speak a language other than English. Only 2.6% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Northdown, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 90.9% of the population. While no one in the area speaks little or no English, the proportion of people using a non-English language is well below the Tasmania average.

2.6% ▲ —

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 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 Northdown, 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 Northdown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60463/northdown/topic/language