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Language in Not in any Significant Urban Area

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

Just 3.1% of people in Not in any Significant Urban Area (Tas.) use a language other than English at home. This is one of the lowest rates across similar areas, making the region far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the country.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 90.2% of residents, which is far below the national figure of 22.3% for other languages. Very few people struggle with English, as only 0.2% speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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3.1% ▲ +49.4%

Lower than 96% of urban area areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.2% ▲ +10.4%

Lower than 99% of urban area 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 Not in any Significant Urban Area, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 90.2% Mandarin 0.2% Italian 0.1% Tagalog 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Greek 0.1% Vietnamese 0.0% Hindi 0.0% Arabic 0.0%

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 Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/6000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/language