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Norwood Payneham and St Peters · Council (LGA)

Language in Norwood Payneham and St Peters

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

Multilingualism is a common part of daily life in Norwood Payneham and St Peters, where over a quarter of residents speak a language other than English at home. This is well above the national figure, reflecting a community that is much more linguistically diverse than most similar areas.

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📍 Norwood Payneham and St Peters, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 26.6% of people use another language at home, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits well above the South Australian average. While Mandarin (5.3%) and Italian (5.0%) are the most common non-English languages, those who speak little or no English make up just 3.3% of the population.

People using another language at home

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26.6% ▲ +6.9%

Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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3.3% ▼ -19.8%

Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In Norwood Payneham and St Peters, English only is the majority at 80%; Mandarin is next at 6%.

English only 70.1% Mandarin 5.3% Italian 5.0% Greek 2.0% Punjabi 1.2% Cantonese 1.2% Hindi 0.8% Vietnamese 0.8% Arabic 0.5% Tagalog 0.2%

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 Norwood Payneham and St Peters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45290/norwood-payneham-and-st-peters/topic/language