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Risdon Vale · Suburb / Locality

Language in Risdon Vale

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

Just 4% of people in Risdon Vale use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure, making it an area where English is the dominant language for the vast majority of residents.

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📍 Risdon Vale, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 73.5% of the population, which is well below the Tasmanian average for language diversity. While 0.6% of residents speak little or no English, this is higher than in most other similar areas.

People using another language at home

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4.0% ▲ +86.8%

Higher than 54% 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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0.6% ▲ +48.2%

Higher than 71% 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 Risdon Vale, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 73.5% Mandarin 0.4% Greek 0.3% Punjabi 0.3% Vietnamese 0.2% Arabic 0.2% Italian 0.1% Tagalog 0.1%

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 Risdon Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60556/risdon-vale/topic/language