32.6% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5023, SA · Postcode
Language in 5023, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Roughly one in three people in postcode 5023 speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This high level of linguistic diversity has remained steady over the last decade, creating a community where a wide variety of global languages are heard.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 32.6% of residents use another language at home, a figure far above the 17.8% seen across South Australia. While 63.1% speak only English, others commonly use Italian, Punjabi, Greek, or Arabic, and the 4.6% who speak little or no English is slightly above the national average.
4.6% ▼ -20.5%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 5023, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5023/5023-sa/topic/language