13.4% ▲ +118.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
South Launceston · Suburb / Locality
Language in South Launceston
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the only language spoken at home for 82.1% of people in South Launceston. While this is the norm, the area is more linguistically diverse than most similar places, with over 13% of residents using a language other than English at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 13.4% of people use another language at home, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 8.7%. This diversity is reflected in the use of languages like Mandarin and Punjabi, and a slightly higher proportion of people who speak little or no English compared to most areas.
1.7% ▼ -27.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 South Launceston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60616/south-launceston/topic/language