7.1% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Onkaparinga · Council (LGA)
Language in Onkaparinga
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people in Onkaparinga use a language other than English at home compared to the rest of the state. Only 7.1% of residents speak another language, which is a massive gap when compared to the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this, the proportion of people using other languages has risen slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 89% of the area. Just 0.7% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages and has barely changed since 2016.
0.7% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 Onkaparinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45340/onkaparinga/topic/language