Newnham, Launceston
What Newnham speaks at home
At the 2021 Census, 25 per cent of residents in Newnham spoke a language other than English at home, most often Nepali. The next largest is Mandarin. The share speaking another language is about two and a half times the figure for Launceston.
- Residents
- 7,023
- Speak another language
- 24.8%+68.9%
- Languages spoken
- 51
- Born overseas
- 25.9%
Which languages lead in Newnham?
- 01Nepali722+111%
- 02Mandarin185-24.8%
- 03Vietnamese71+173%
- 04Urdu64+814%
- 05Punjabi60+757%
- 06Gujarati51
- 07Arabic47-6.0%
- 08Sinhalese41+64.0%
- 09Burmese32+146%
- 10Tongan32
Where were Newnham's residents born?
Among residents born overseas, Nepal leads.
- 01Nepal362+223%
- 02Bhutan297+52.3%
- 03India206+296%
- 04China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)140+64.7%
- 05England1150%
- 06Vietnam67+205%
- 07Myanmar66+200%
- 08Malaysia63-68.0%
- 09Pakistan62+417%
- 10Tonga44
Is Newnham more multilingual than Tasmania?
The share speaking another language is more than three times the figure for Tasmania.
- Newnham
- 24.8%
- Launceston
- 9.9%
- Tasmania
- 7.8%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Newnham's religious mix?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs2,898+34.9%
- 02Christianity2,647-14.8%
- 03Hinduism414+91.7%
- 04Buddhism239+34.3%
- 05Islam138+22.1%
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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