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Language in South Arm

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in South Arm compared to the rest of the country. Only 2.7% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the Tasmanian and national figures. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other Australian places.

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📍 South Arm, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 92.2% of residents. While 0.0% of people speak little or no English, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure, the only other language spoken in the area is Tagalog at 0.7%.

People using another language at home

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2.7% ▲ +87.0%

Lower than 56% 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% ▼ -100.0%

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 South Arm, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 92.2% Tagalog 0.7%

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 South Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60611/south-arm/topic/language