Wivenhoe · Suburb / Locality

Language in Wivenhoe

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

Very few people in Wivenhoe use a language other than English at home, which is lower than most similar areas. Only 1.3% of residents speak another language, making the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Australia.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the sole language for 80.4% of the population. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of 8.7% and far below the national average of 22.3%.

1.3% ▼ -61.5%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.3%
  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 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 Wivenhoe, 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 Wivenhoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60762/wivenhoe/topic/language