39.0% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 40.6%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5008, SA · Postcode
Language in 5008, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far more people in postcode 5008 speak another language at home than in most similar areas. Around 39% of residents use a language other than English, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area one of the most linguistically diverse in the region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 56.9% of people speak only English, others use Vietnamese (7.9%), Greek (5.9%), or Italian (3.0%). This high diversity is reflected in the 7.7% who speak little or no English, a figure well above the 3.4% national average.
7.7% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 5008, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5008/5008-sa/topic/language