Westbury · Suburb / Locality

Language in Westbury

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

English is the primary way people communicate in Westbury, where just 2.1% of residents use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it an area with very little linguistic diversity compared to the rest of Australia.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Almost everyone here speaks only English, with 94.2% of people using it as their sole language. This is well below the Tasmanian average, and there are virtually no residents who speak little or no English.

2.1% ▲ +58.8%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.3%
  • 2016: 1.3%
  • 2021: 2.1%

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 Westbury, English only is the majority at 99%; Hindi is next at 0%.

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 Westbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60743/westbury/topic/language