19.6% ▲ +69.4%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5046, SA · Postcode
Language in 5046, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English at home in postcode 5046 compared to most similar areas. Around 19.6% of residents use another language, a figure that has risen by 8 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 77% of people, Mandarin is the most common second language at 3.9%. About 2.7% of residents speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure.
2.7% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 5046, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5046/5046-sa/topic/language