SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Tasmania

Clarence

60,888 residents · 70+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
12.4%
7,543 people
Growth since last census
+461.4%
vs previous census
In context
0.95× Tasmania avg
0.46× national avg
Population
60,888
CALD residents
7,543
Languages spoken
70
Fastest-growing
+2133%
Narrative

Why this matters

Clarence is home to 60,888 residents. 12.4% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 7,543 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Clarence into a single shareable document: the languages spoken at home, the communities growing fastest, and the suburb-level variation that a council-wide average hides.

Languages

The twelve most-spoken

Bars show share of LGA residents · growth since last census

  1. 01
    Mandarin875 · 1.4%
    355.7%
  2. 02
    Nepali736 · 1.2%
    658.8%
  3. 03
    Punjabi374 · 0.6%
    493.7%
  4. 04
    Greek197 · 0.3%
    15.8%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese182 · 0.3%
    691.3%
  6. 06
    Cantonese175 · 0.3%
    464.5%
  1. 01
    Spanish159 · 0.3%
    156.5%
  2. 02
    Urdu149 · 0.2%
    1390.0%
  3. 03
    Sinhalese134 · 0.2%
    2133.3%
  4. 04
    Portuguese128 · 0.2%
    966.7%
  5. 05
    Hindi117 · 0.2%
    350.0%
  6. 06
    German107 · 0.2%
    18.9%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 88%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 87.6%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 12.4%
Mandarin
875 · +355.7%
Nepali
736 · +658.8%
Punjabi
374 · +493.7%
Greek
197 · -15.8%
Vietnamese
182 · +691.3%
Cantonese
175 · +464.5%
Spanish
159 · +156.5%
Urdu
149 · +1390.0%
Sinhalese
134 · +2133.3%
Portuguese
128 · +966.7%
Hindi
117
German
107
Italian
74
Korean
72
Thai
72
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin875 · 1.4%
    355.7%
  2. 02
    Nepali736 · 1.2%
    658.8%
  3. 03
    Punjabi374 · 0.6%
    493.7%
  4. 04
    Greek197 · 0.3%
    15.8%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese182 · 0.3%
    691.3%
  6. 06
    Cantonese175 · 0.3%
    464.5%
  7. 07
    Spanish159 · 0.3%
    156.5%
  8. 08
    Urdu149 · 0.2%
    1390.0%
  9. 09
    Sinhalese134 · 0.2%
    2133.3%
  10. 10
    Portuguese128 · 0.2%
    966.7%
  11. 11
    Hindi117 · 0.2%
    350.0%
  12. 12
    German107 · 0.2%
    18.9%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Sinhalese
+2133.3%
134 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Urdu
+1390.0%
149 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Portuguese
+966.7%
128 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Clarence.

We turn census data into targeted outreach plans: which documents to translate first, which community leaders to engage, where the gaps are.