9.0% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ridgeway · Suburb / Locality
Language in Ridgeway
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Daily life in Ridgeway is shaped by a modest mix of cultures, with 9% of people speaking a language other than English at home. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 84.2% of residents, though a small number of people speak Mandarin. Around 2.3% of people speak little or no English, which is a little above the Tasmanian average.
2.3% ▲ —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
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.
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 Ridgeway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60552/ridgeway/topic/language