Mandarin
3,383 speakers
The community has grown by more than half since 2016.
Hobart, Tasmania
The languages of Hobart
In Hobart, nearly one in five residents speak a language other than English at home, according to the 2021 Census, with Mandarin the largest group. The quickest climber in the top five is Mandarin, which has grown by more than half since 2016. Across Tasmania, the share speaking another language is less than half of Hobart's.
- Residents
- 54,181
- Speak another language
- 10,473
- Languages at home
- 96
- Change since 2016
- +50.1%
What languages are spoken in Hobart?
How does Hobart compare with Australia as a whole?
Nationally, the share is much the same as in Hobart. No council in Tasmania has a higher share.
- Hobart
- 19.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Tasmania
- 7.8%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home, by the same method for every area.
Which languages lead in Hobart, and how have they changed?
Each row is a language and the number who speak it at home, beside its change on 2016. The headline total also includes broad ABS categories such as "Chinese, nfd", which aren't listed here.
How big is each language community in Hobart?
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
What's the fastest-growing language in Hobart?
Fastest-growing language
Nepali
+492.5% since 2016
Nepali has more than tripled since 2016, the steepest rise of any language that had 150 or more speakers in 2016.
Which suburbs of Hobart are most multilingual?
The share runs from one in three residents in Dynnyrne to 3.8 per cent of residents in Fern Tree.
Open any suburb for its own language breakdown.
- DynnyrneLed by Mandarin34%560
- HobartLed by Mandarin29%965
- Sandy BayLed by Mandarin26%3,083
- New Town (Tas.)Led by Nepali20%1,322
- North HobartLed by Mandarin19%508
- Battery PointLed by Mandarin19%395
- Tolmans HillLed by Mandarin18%116
- Lenah ValleyLed by Mandarin17%1,132
- Mount NelsonLed by Mandarin17%454
- Glebe (Tas.)Led by Mandarin15%83
- South HobartLed by Mandarin13%733
- Mount Stuart (Tas.)Led by Mandarin13%340
- West HobartLed by Mandarin12%739
- RidgewayLed by Spanish7%15
- Fern TreeLed by French4%28
- Queens Domain0%0
- 16 suburbs, ordered by the share speaking another language at home, with the head count underneath.
Where were Hobart's residents born?
Among residents born overseas, China leads.
Country of birth
26.3% born overseas, across 109 countries.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)2,969+74.2%
- 02England2,172+4.7%
- 03India1,316+123%
- 04Nepal975+521%
- 05New Zealand584-1.8%
- 06United States of America445+28.2%
- 07Malaysia419-12.5%
- 08Vietnam336+265%
- 09Hong Kong (SAR of China)293+51.8%
- 10South Africa286+11.7%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs30,540+27.8%
- 02Christianity16,596-12.5%
- 03Hinduism1,807+182%
- 04Buddhism1,161+36.7%
- 05Islam1,006+43.1%
- 06Judaism79+259%
Where is Hobart on the language map?
The shading shows how many residents speak a multicultural languageany language other than English at home, on ABS ASGS 2021 boundaries. Compare Hobart with its neighbours on the full map.
Figures come from the ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021 (language used at home), aggregated from Statistical Area Level 2 to Local Government Area, with 2016 for comparison.
The headline 19.3% counts only residents who named a language other than English. 2,371 people left the question blank; treat every blank as another language and the figure is 23.7%, while measuring only those who answered gives 20.2%.
Ranked lists skip broad categories such as "Chinese, nfd", which stay in the totals. National figures are summed from suburbs and sit a touch under the ABS release.
Reuse these figures under CC BY 4.0 with credit to LEXIGO Language Map.
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