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Yankalilla · Council (LGA)

Language in Yankalilla

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

English is the primary way people communicate in Yankalilla, with only 2.2% of residents using another language at home. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than most other parts of Australia. Most people here speak only English, a pattern that has remained steady for over a decade.

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📍 Yankalilla, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.2% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the South Australian figure of 17.8%. This is reflected in the fact that 92.4% speak only English, and almost no one—just 0.2%—speaks little or no English.

People using another language at home

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2.2% ▲ +33.2%

Lower than 89% 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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0.2% ▲ +64.2%

Lower than 78% 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 Yankalilla, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 0%.

English only 92.4% Greek 0.2% Mandarin 0.2% Italian 0.2% Cantonese 0.2% Tagalog 0.1% Punjabi 0.1%

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 Yankalilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48750/yankalilla/topic/language