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Language in South Burnie

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

Roughly one in ten people in South Burnie speak a language other than English at home. This is a much higher rate than in most similar areas, though it remains far below the national figure.

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📍 South Burnie, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 86.2% of residents speak only English, others use Punjabi, Hindi, Tagalog and Vietnamese. Despite the variety of languages, 0% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the Australian figure.

People using another language at home

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10.1% ▲ +31.5%

Higher than 75% 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 Burnie, English only is the majority at 93%; Punjabi is next at 3%.

English only 86.2% Punjabi 2.9% Hindi 1.4% Tagalog 1.4% Vietnamese 0.9%

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 Burnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60613/south-burnie/topic/language