German
91 speakers
It has fallen by more than a quarter since 2016.
Huon Valley, Tasmania
Which languages are spoken in Huon Valley?
German is the most common language after English in Huon Valley, though only about 560 people speak anything other than English at home, the 2021 Census found. Not one of them is spoken by as many as one in 100 people. Huon Valley's share is less than half the share for Tasmania.
- Residents
- 18,631
- Speak another language
- 561
- Languages at home
- 42
- Change since 2016
- +32.9%
What's spoken in Huon Valley apart from English?
The largest communities are small, but they're here: German, Mandarin and Spanish.
Where does Huon Valley sit against Hobart?
In Hobart, the share speaking another language is more than double. Among Tasmania councils, Huon Valley ranks 16th.
- Huon Valley
- 3.0%
- Hobart
- 19.3%
- Tasmania
- 7.8%
Each bar uses the same count: residents who named another home language, over all residents.
Compare Huon Valley with every council on the diversity index.
Which suburbs of Huon Valley have the most speakers of other languages?
The share barely changes across 28 suburbs; Mountain River is highest.
The suburb names link through to their own figures.
- Mountain RiverLed by German6%41
- DoverLed by Mandarin5%46
- JudburyLed by German5%16
- KaootaLed by German5%17
- LonnavaleLed by Russian5%9
- Glaziers BayLed by German5%15
- CygnetLed by Dutch4%76
- LymingtonLed by German4%22
- Garden Island CreekLed by French4%17
- HuonvilleLed by Nepali3%99
- Southport LagoonLed by Spanish3%15
- RanelaghLed by Spanish3%44
- Port HuonLed by Cantonese3%18
- Glen HuonLed by Assamese2%18
- Abels BayLed by Polish2%7
- GeevestonLed by Portuguese2%36
- Franklin (Tas.)Led by Polish2%29
- Police PointLed by Maori (New Zealand)2%9
- Gardners BayLed by German2%7
- GroveLed by Greek2%8
- CrabtreeLed by Persian (excluding Dari)1%3
- Nicholls RivuletLed by Russian1%3
- PelverataLed by French1%3
- LucastonLed by Japanese1%3
- Cradoc0%0
- Deep Bay0%0
- Lower Longley0%0
- Southwest0%0
- 28 suburbs in Huon Valley. The percentage is residents speaking a language other than English at home; the figure beneath it is how many people that is.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home by Statistical Area Level 2, aggregated to Local Government Area. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
Other sources sometimes quote 9.8% for Huon Valley. That figure treats the 1,258 unanswered forms as another language. This page uses 3.0%, and 3.2% is the share among those who answered.
National totals here run slightly under ABS published figures, because summing suburbs misses people without a usual address. Broad ABS categories count in the totals but not in the ranked lists.
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