15.2% ▲ +62.0%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Playford · Council (LGA)
Language in Playford
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A rise of 5.8 percentage points since 2011 means more people in Playford now speak a language other than English at home. While 15.2% of residents use another language, this figure remains well below the national average of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The number of people using a language other than English is much higher than in most similar areas. English is the main language for 78.9% of residents, though 3.6% speak little or no English, which is about the same as the national figure.
3.6% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Playford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45680/playford/topic/language