Urdu
31 speakers
Spoken at home by 0.5 per cent of residents.
Dorset, Tasmania
Languages spoken in Dorset
Dorset is overwhelmingly English-speaking: at the 2021 Census, 1.9 per cent of residents used another language at home, most often Urdu. No language other than English reaches one in 100 residents. Dorset's share is less than half the national share.
- Residents
- 6,782
- Speak another language
- 129
- Languages at home
- 23
- Change since 2016
- +87.0%
Who speaks something other than English in Dorset?
These three top a list of small communities.
Is Dorset typical of Tasmania?
Across Tasmania, the share speaking another language is more than double. In Tasmania, 20 councils rank above Dorset.
- Dorset
- 1.9%
- Tasmania
- 7.8%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Residents speaking a language other than English at home, as a share of all residents.
Do Dorset's suburbs differ much?
Pick a suburb to see its languages in full.
- North ScottsdaleLed by Urdu4%8
- Derby (Tas.)Led by Urdu4%4
- Cape PortlandLed by Urdu3%10
- RingaroomaLed by Estonian3%11
- BridportLed by Cantonese2%44
- Pioneer (Tas.)Led by Polish2%3
- ScottsdaleLed by German2%40
- Springfield (Tas.)Led by Urdu2%5
- BranxholmLed by Estonian1%4
- Golconda0%0
- Winnaleah0%0
- Each percentage is the share of a suburb speaking a language other than English at home, over the number of people. 11 suburbs in all.
Data: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home, summed from Statistical Area Level 2 to council. Changes are against the 2016 Census.
Blank answers matter here. 462 residents gave none, and they're left out of the 1.9%. Count them in and it's 8.7%; drop them from the base and it's 2.0%.
People with no usual address fall outside any suburb, which is why the national figure here is a fraction under the ABS one. The council figures aren't affected.
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