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Language in Upper Burnie

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

Just 4.9% of people in Upper Burnie use a language other than English at home. This is higher than most similar areas, but it remains far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most residents speak only English.

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📍 Upper Burnie, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 87.7% of residents. While the area is more diverse than many nearby places, only 0.6% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the Australian figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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4.9% ▲ +128.0%

Higher than 60% 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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0.6% ▲ +285.2%

Higher than 72% 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 Upper Burnie, English only is the majority at 98%; Cantonese is next at 0%.

English only 87.7% Cantonese 0.4% Mandarin 0.4% Tagalog 0.3% Punjabi 0.3% Hindi 0.3%

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 Upper Burnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60705/upper-burnie/topic/language