Penna · Suburb / Locality

Language in Penna

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

Almost no one in Penna has used a language other than English at home since 2011. The area remains very uniform, with 93.6% of residents speaking only English and very few people using other languages.

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📍 Penna, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.7% of people use another language at home, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 8.7%. Meanwhile, no one in the area speaks little or no English, a result that is well below the national figure.

2.7% ▲ +22.7%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 1.2%
  • 2021: 2.7%

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 Penna, 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 Penna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60502/penna/topic/language