Afrikaans
14 speakers
Used at home by fewer than one in 100 residents.
King Island, Tasmania
Languages spoken in King Island
King Island is overwhelmingly English-speaking: at the 2021 Census, 60 people used another language at home, most often Afrikaans. No language other than English reaches one in 100 residents. King Island's share is less than half the national share. The most common overseas birthplace is England.
- Residents
- 1,588
- Speak another language
- 60
- Languages at home
- 12
- Change since 2016
- +20.0%
Who speaks something other than English in King Island?
Afrikaans has the most speakers, though every group here is small.
Is King Island typical of Tasmania?
Across Tasmania, a language other than English is at least twice as common. Only nine councils in Tasmania rank higher.
- King Island
- 3.8%
- Tasmania
- 7.8%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Shares are calculated the same way for each area, so the bars compare directly.
Which suburbs of King Island have the most speakers of other languages?
Pick a suburb to see its languages in full.
- CurrieLed by Punjabi4%44
- Sea ElephantLed by Sinhalese4%9
- Surprise BayLed by Afrikaans3%7
- The larger figure is each suburb's share speaking a language other than English; the smaller is people. 3 suburbs listed.
ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021: language used at home, by Statistical Area Level 2, rolled up to Local Government Area. Change is measured from 2016.
A note on method: 180 residents didn't state a language, and this page doesn't count them as speaking one. That's why 3.8% sits below the 15.1% you'd get by counting every blank, and below 4.3% measured across respondents only.
Figures for King Island itself aren't affected by the small gap between summed suburbs and ABS national totals. Unnamed ABS categories are in every total and out of every ranked list.
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