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Tolmans Hill · Suburb / Locality

Language in Tolmans Hill

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

Nearly one in five people in Tolmans Hill speak a language other than English at home. This makes the area much more linguistically diverse than most other parts of the state, with 18.4% of residents using a non-English language.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While English is the main language for 80.8% of people, Mandarin is the most common second language at 7.9%. This high level of diversity is well above the Tasmanian figure, although 1.1% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the national rate.

People using another language at home

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18.4% ▲ +143.6%

Higher than 86% 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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1.1% ▲ +53.6%

Higher than 77% 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 Tolmans Hill, English only is the majority at 85%; Mandarin is next at 8%.

English only 80.8% Mandarin 7.9% Cantonese 2.3% Greek 1.7% Punjabi 0.9% Hindi 0.8% Tagalog 0.5%

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 Tolmans Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60682/tolmans-hill/topic/language