TAS · Local Government Area

Languages spoken in Launceston

9.9% of Launceston residents speak a language other than English at home, across 90 languages (ABS Census 2021).

67,374

Residents

9.9%

+77.2%

Speak a language other than English

90

Languages spoken

#164

of 540 for diversity

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 011,764+134%
  2. 02864+42.3%
  3. 03344+682%
  4. 04268+1065%
  5. 05203+1253%
  6. 06179+152%
  7. 07168+190%
  8. 08143+175%
  9. 09138+171%
  10. 10131+98.5%

90 languages recorded in Launceston(ABS Census 2021). Broader ABS categories such as “Chinese, nfd” are counted in the totals above but left out of this list, so the percentages can exceed the sum of the languages shown.

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