TAS · Suburb

Languages spoken in South Hobart

13.1% of South Hobart residents speak a language other than English at home, across 36 languages (ABS Census 2021).

5,604

Residents

13.1%

+54.6%

Speak a language other than English

36

Languages spoken

21.4%

+38.7%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    194+140%
  2. 02
    Nepali
    69+393%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    56+167%
  4. 04
    Spanish
    51+325%
  5. 05
    German
    48-12.7%
  6. 06
    Japanese
    38+2.7%
  7. 07
    Vietnamese
    29+383%
  8. 08
    French
    23-34.3%
  9. 09
    Dutch
    16+100%
  10. 10
    Sinhalese
    16+433%

Where residents were born

21.4% born overseas, across 40 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    252-3.8%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    169+152%
  3. 03
    India
    84+180%
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    84-6.7%
  5. 05
    Nepal
    70+338%
  6. 06
    United States of America
    54-5.3%
  7. 07
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    45+246%
  8. 08
    Scotland
    39+77.3%
  9. 09
    Japan
    35+84.2%
  10. 10
    Vietnam
    32+967%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in South Hobart at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    3,611+28.5%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    1,366-15.9%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    128+73.0%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    124+182%
  5. 05
    Islam
    50+31.6%

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