West Hobart, Hobart
The languages of West Hobart
Most homes in West Hobart speak only English. At the 2021 Census, about 740 people used another language, most often Mandarin. Speakers of other languages here has grown by more than half since the previous census. Australia as a whole has a higher share than West Hobart.
- Residents
- 6,355
- Speak another language
- 11.6%+55.6%
- Languages spoken
- 38
- Born overseas
- 19.5%
What languages do people in West Hobart speak besides English?
- 01Mandarin173+175%
- 02Nepali81+1057%
- 03Vietnamese39+290%
- 04Italian33-50.0%
- 05Punjabi32+77.8%
- 06Spanish32-13.5%
- 07Sinhalese28+833%
- 08French26+44.4%
- 09German25+31.6%
- 10Urdu24
Is West Hobart more multilingual than Tasmania?
The share speaking another language is 1.5 times the figure for Tasmania.
- West Hobart
- 11.6%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Tasmania
- 7.8%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
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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