13.1% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5045, SA · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in postcode 5045 compared to the rest of the country. While 13.1% of residents use another language at home, this is well below the national figure of 22.3%. Most households here speak only English.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 83.7% of residents. While the proportion of people using other languages has risen to 13.1% since 2011, this remains well below the South Australian average. Only 1.1% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
13.1% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
1.1% ▼ -27.2%
Higher than 65% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 5045, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5045/5045-sa/topic/language