Southport · Suburb / Locality

Language in Southport

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

Very few people in Southport use a language other than English at home. This is a common trend for the area, as only 2.0% of residents speak another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Southport, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 84.6% of the population. The 2.0% who speak another language is well below the Tasmanian average, though the 0.0% who speak little or no English is about the same as the state figure.

2.0% ▲ +150.3%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.8%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 2.0%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Southport, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Southport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60623/southport/topic/language