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Swansea · Urban Centre

Language in Swansea

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

Only 4.8% of people in Swansea (L) use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, though the proportion has risen since 2011. The area is overwhelmingly English-speaking, with nearly 90% of residents using only English.

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📍 Swansea, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 4.8% of the community speaks another language, this is well below the Tasmanian average of 8.7%. English remains the dominant tongue for 89.3% of people, and no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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4.8% ▲ +478.6%

Higher than 64% 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 Swansea, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 89.3% Tagalog 0.6% Mandarin 0.4%

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 Swansea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621030/swansea/topic/language