23.8% ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5039, SA · Postcode
Language in 5039, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English in postcode 5039 compared to most similar areas. Nearly one quarter of the population uses another language at home, a figure that has risen by 5.5 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 23.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well above the South Australian figure of 17.8%. While English is spoken by 72.9%, the most common other languages are Mandarin, Greek, Cantonese and Punjabi, though 3.4% of residents speak little or no English.
3.4% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 5039, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5039/5039-sa/topic/language