Battery Point, Hobart

The languages of Battery Point

At the 2021 Census, 19 per cent of residents in Battery Point spoke a language other than English at home, most often Mandarin. The next largest is Nepali. The share speaking another language is more than twice the figure for Tasmania.

Residents
2,081
Speak another language
19.0%+41.6%
Languages spoken
30
Born overseas
31.4%

Which languages lead in Battery Point?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    142+89.3%
  2. 02
    Nepali
    38+1167%
  3. 03
    Spanish
    22+22.2%
  4. 04
    Cantonese
    20+150%
  5. 05
    German
    18+50.0%
  6. 06
    Arabic
    14-44.0%
  7. 07
    Vietnamese
    14+133%
  8. 08
    Malayalam
    12+200%
  9. 09
    French
    9-25.0%
  10. 10
    Hindi
    9-50.0%

Where were Battery Point's residents born?

Among residents born overseas, China leads.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    129+108%
  2. 02
    England
    110+34.1%
  3. 03
    United States of America
    38+46.2%
  4. 04
    India
    36-2.7%
  5. 05
    Nepal
    35+1067%
  6. 06
    New Zealand
    33+37.5%
  7. 07
    Malaysia
    31+19.2%
  8. 08
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    17+54.5%
  9. 09
    Vietnam
    17+325%
  10. 10
    Canada
    14+27.3%

How does Battery Point compare with Australia as a whole?

Battery Point's share is below Australia as a whole.

Battery Point
19.0%
Tasmania
7.8%
Australia
21.3%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

What's Battery Point's religious mix?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,136+15.7%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    686-2.3%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    57+96.6%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    55+150%
  5. 05
    Islam
    47+20.5%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    4

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.

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