33.5% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5009, SA · Postcode
Language in 5009, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over a third of people in postcode 5009 speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area much more linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country. The number of people using another language at home has risen slightly over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 33.5% of residents use another language at home, which is far above the South Australian rate of 17.8%. While English is the main language for 62.7%, other common languages include Greek, Vietnamese, Italian and Punjabi. Around 5.2% of people speak little or no English, which is a little above the national figure.
5.2% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 5009, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5009/5009-sa/topic/language