SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Tasmania

Tasman

2,573 residents · 10+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
10.6%
273 people
Growth since last census
-22.1%
vs previous census
In context
0.81× Tasmania avg
0.39× national avg
Population
2,573
CALD residents
273
Languages spoken
10
Fastest-growing
0%
Narrative

Why this matters

Tasman is home to 2,573 residents. 10.6% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 273 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Tasman 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
    Mandarin8 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Nepali6 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    French6 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Greek5 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Croatian4 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    German4 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  1. 01
    Maori (New Zealand)4 · 0.2%
    20.0%
  2. 02
    Filipino3 · 0.1%
    25.0%
  3. 03
    Thai3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Cantonese3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 89%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 89.4%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 10.6%
Mandarin
8 · 0.0%
Nepali
6 · 0.0%
French
6 · 0.0%
Greek
5 · 0.0%
Croatian
4 · 0.0%
German
4 · 0.0%
Maori (New Zealand)
4 · -20.0%
Filipino
3 · -25.0%
Thai
3 · 0.0%
Cantonese
3 · 0.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin8 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Nepali6 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    French6 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Greek5 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Croatian4 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    German4 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  7. 07
    Maori (New Zealand)4 · 0.2%
    20.0%
  8. 08
    Filipino3 · 0.1%
    25.0%
  9. 09
    Thai3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  10. 10
    Cantonese3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Mandarin
0.0%
8 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Nepali
0.0%
6 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
French
0.0%
6 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Tasman.

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