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Opossum Bay · Suburb / Locality

Language in Opossum Bay

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

English remains the dominant language in Opossum Bay, where the proportion of people using other tongues at home has stayed very low. Only 2.3% of residents speak a language other than English, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Opossum Bay, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 94.0% of residents. The 2.3% who use another language at home is well below the Tasmania figure, though no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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2.3% ▼ -14.4%

Lower than 58% 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 Opossum Bay, English only is the majority at 100%.

English only 94.0%

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 Opossum Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60478/opossum-bay/topic/language