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South Arm · Urban Centre

Language in South Arm

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

Almost everyone in South Arm (L) speaks English as their only language at home. With only 1.6% of the population using another language, it is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Australia.

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📍 South Arm, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 92.3% of residents, and no one in the area speaks little or no English. While the proportion of people using another language rose slightly since 2011, the 1.6% figure remains well below the Tasmanian average of 8.7%.

People using another language at home

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1.6% ▲ +155.5%

Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre 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 South Arm, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 92.3% Tagalog 1.0%

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 South Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621025/south-arm/topic/language