33.1% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5042, SA · Postcode
Language in 5042, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English in postcode 5042 compared to most similar areas. About 33.1% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has risen since 2011. This makes the area far more linguistically diverse than both South Australia and the rest of the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 61.9% of people speak only English, others commonly use Mandarin, Greek, Arabic, or Punjabi. About 3.5% of residents speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most areas, though this figure fell from 5.0% in 2016.
3.5% ▼ -30.2%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 5042, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5042/5042-sa/topic/language