SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Tasmania

Hobart

54,181 residents · 81+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
23.7%
12,844 people
Growth since last census
+124.8%
vs previous census
In context
1.82× Tasmania avg
0.88× national avg
Population
54,181
CALD residents
12,844
Languages spoken
81
Fastest-growing
+492%
Narrative

Why this matters

Hobart is home to 54,181 residents. 23.7% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 12,844 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Hobart 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
    Mandarin3,383 · 6.2%
    68.7%
  2. 02
    Nepali1,025 · 1.9%
    492.5%
  3. 03
    Cantonese610 · 1.1%
    58.9%
  4. 04
    Punjabi402 · 0.7%
    185.1%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese369 · 0.7%
    218.1%
  6. 06
    Greek339 · 0.6%
    25.0%
  1. 01
    Spanish330 · 0.6%
    67.5%
  2. 02
    Hindi326 · 0.6%
    39.9%
  3. 03
    Arabic284 · 0.5%
    1.7%
  4. 04
    German247 · 0.5%
    8.5%
  5. 05
    Italian236 · 0.4%
    28.3%
  6. 06
    Bengali206 · 0.4%
    288.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 76%
MAN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 76.3%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 23.7%
Mandarin
3,383 · +68.7%
Nepali
1,025 · +492.5%
Cantonese
610 · +58.9%
Punjabi
402 · +185.1%
Vietnamese
369
Greek
339 · -25.0%
Spanish
330 · +67.5%
Hindi
326 · +39.9%
Arabic
284 · -1.7%
German
247 · -8.5%
Italian
236
Bengali
206
Sinhalese
200
Urdu
190
French
180
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin3,383 · 6.2%
    68.7%
  2. 02
    Nepali1,025 · 1.9%
    492.5%
  3. 03
    Cantonese610 · 1.1%
    58.9%
  4. 04
    Punjabi402 · 0.7%
    185.1%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese369 · 0.7%
    218.1%
  6. 06
    Greek339 · 0.6%
    25.0%
  7. 07
    Spanish330 · 0.6%
    67.5%
  8. 08
    Hindi326 · 0.6%
    39.9%
  9. 09
    Arabic284 · 0.5%
    1.7%
  10. 10
    German247 · 0.5%
    8.5%
  11. 11
    Italian236 · 0.4%
    28.3%
  12. 12
    Bengali206 · 0.4%
    288.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+492.5%
1,025 speakers · 1.9% of LGA
#2
Language
Bengali
+288.7%
206 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
#3
Language
Sinhalese
+277.4%
200 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Hobart.

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