Hindmarsh · Federal Electorate

Language in Hindmarsh

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

More people speak a language other than English in Hindmarsh than in most similar areas. Around 23.2% of residents use another language at home, which is well above the South Australian figure. This linguistic variety has grown slightly since 2011.

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📍 Hindmarsh, Federal Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 73.3% of people speak only English, others use Greek, Italian, Vietnamese or Punjabi. This diversity is reflected in the 3.4% of residents who speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most areas.

23.2% ▲ +8.6%

Higher than 64% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 21.3%
  • 2016: 23.0%
  • 2021: 23.2%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

3.4% ▼ -3.0%

Higher than 68% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2016: 3.5%
  • 2021: 3.4%

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Hindmarsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED405/hindmarsh/topic/language