16.6% ▲ +109.1%
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Franklin (Nelson) · State Electorate
Language in Franklin (Nelson)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 80.5% of people in Franklin (Nelson), though the area has seen a rise in linguistic diversity. Since 2011, the share of people using a language other than English at home has climbed by 8.6 percentage points to reach 16.6%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 16.6% of residents use another language at home—well above the Tasmanian figure—this is well below the national average. Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 6.2%, and just 1.7% of people speak little or no English.
1.7% ▲ +39.8%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
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.
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 Franklin (Nelson) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60410/franklin/topic/language