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5012, SA · Postcode

Language in 5012, SA

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

A huge 61.5% of people in postcode 5012 use a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average. This linguistic diversity is a defining feature of the area, where more than six in ten residents speak a different language.

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📍 5012, SA, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Vietnamese is the most common non-English language at 25.3%, while English only is spoken by 33.8%. Around 14.8% of people speak little or no English, which is far above the South Australian figure of 2.7%.

People using another language at home

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61.5% ▲ +7.2%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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14.8% ▼ -12.3%

Higher than 99% of postcode 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 5012, SA, the largest group is English only at 46%, followed by Vietnamese (34%) and Punjabi (4%).

English only 33.8% Vietnamese 25.3% Punjabi 3.2% Mandarin 2.2% Tagalog 2.1% Arabic 1.8% Cantonese 1.7% Greek 1.4% Hindi 1.0% Italian 1.0%

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 5012, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5012/5012-sa/topic/language