SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Tasmania

Glenorchy

49,318 residents · 82+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
23.0%
11,333 people
Growth since last census
+366.1%
vs previous census
In context
1.76× Tasmania avg
0.85× national avg
Population
49,318
CALD residents
11,333
Languages spoken
82
Fastest-growing
+2000%
Narrative

Why this matters

Glenorchy is home to 49,318 residents. 23.0% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 11,333 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Glenorchy 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
    Nepali2,419 · 4.9%
    336.6%
  2. 02
    Punjabi895 · 1.8%
    553.3%
  3. 03
    Mandarin664 · 1.3%
    227.1%
  4. 04
    Urdu424 · 0.9%
    430.0%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese362 · 0.7%
    285.1%
  6. 06
    Hindi362 · 0.7%
    226.1%
  1. 01
    Gujarati252 · 0.5%
    2000.0%
  2. 02
    Sinhalese211 · 0.4%
    859.1%
  3. 03
    Arabic211 · 0.4%
    24.9%
  4. 04
    Spanish200 · 0.4%
    69.5%
  5. 05
    Greek192 · 0.4%
    20.8%
  6. 06
    Karen176 · 0.4%
    8.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 77%
NEP
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 77.0%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 23.0%
Nepali
2,419 · +336.6%
Punjabi
895 · +553.3%
Mandarin
664 · +227.1%
Urdu
424 · +430.0%
Vietnamese
362 · +285.1%
Hindi
362 · +226.1%
Gujarati
252 · +2000.0%
Sinhalese
211 · +859.1%
Arabic
211 · +24.9%
Spanish
200 · +69.5%
Greek
192
Karen
176
Bengali
155
Cantonese
148
Tagalog
143
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Nepali2,419 · 4.9%
    336.6%
  2. 02
    Punjabi895 · 1.8%
    553.3%
  3. 03
    Mandarin664 · 1.3%
    227.1%
  4. 04
    Urdu424 · 0.9%
    430.0%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese362 · 0.7%
    285.1%
  6. 06
    Hindi362 · 0.7%
    226.1%
  7. 07
    Gujarati252 · 0.5%
    2000.0%
  8. 08
    Sinhalese211 · 0.4%
    859.1%
  9. 09
    Arabic211 · 0.4%
    24.9%
  10. 10
    Spanish200 · 0.4%
    69.5%
  11. 11
    Greek192 · 0.4%
    20.8%
  12. 12
    Karen176 · 0.4%
    8.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Gujarati
+2000.0%
252 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#2
Language
Bengali
+1837.5%
155 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#3
Language
Sinhalese
+859.1%
211 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
Use this data

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