Oatlands · Suburb / Locality

Language in Oatlands

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

A far lower share of people use a language other than English at home in Oatlands compared to the rest of the country. Only 1.8% of residents speak another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language used at home by 88.3% of people. While 0.0% of the population speaks little or no English, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure, this is well below the national average of 3.4%.

1.8% ▲ +207.5%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.6%
  • 2016: 1.2%
  • 2021: 1.8%

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 Oatlands, English only is the majority at 100%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

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 Oatlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60473/oatlands/topic/language