Underwood · Suburb / Locality

Language in Underwood

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

Almost everyone in Underwood speaks English at home, making it much less linguistically diverse than most of the country. Only 1.3% of residents use a language other than English, a figure far below the national average.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the sole language for 92.6% of the population. This is well below the state figure of 8.7%, and about the same as the Tasmanian average for people who speak little or no English at 0.0%.

1.3% ▼ -56.4%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 1.9%
  • 2021: 1.3%

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 Underwood, 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 Underwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60703/underwood/topic/language