14.1% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5020, SA · Postcode
Language in 5020, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language spoken in postcode 5020, with 83.8% of people using it as their only language at home. While a small number of residents speak other languages, the area is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Around 14.1% of people use another language at home, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 22.3%. Only 1.3% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
1.3% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 5020, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5020/5020-sa/topic/language