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Language in Oaks

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

English is the primary language for 58.3% of people in Oaks. This community is more linguistically diverse than most similar areas, with 16.7% of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

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📍 Oaks, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The proportion of people using another language is well above the Tasmanian figure of 8.7%, though it remains well below the national rate of 22.3%. Italian is the most common second language, while no one in the area speaks little or no English.

People using another language at home

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16.7% —

Higher than 86% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Oaks, English only is the majority at 78%; Italian is next at 22%.

English only 58.3% Italian 16.7%

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 Oaks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60472/oaks/topic/language