Quoiba · Suburb / Locality

Language in Quoiba

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

English is the dominant tongue in Quoiba, where very few people use another language at home. Only 2.3% of the population speaks a language other than English, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Quoiba, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 92% of residents speak only English, those who use other languages include small numbers of Greek and Cantonese speakers. Around 0.9% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is about the same as the rest of Tasmania.

2.3% ▲ +9.8%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1%
  • 2016: 1.6%
  • 2021: 2.3%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.9% ▲ +33.3%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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 Quoiba, English only is the majority at 98%; Greek is next at 1%.

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 Quoiba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60532/quoiba/topic/language