6.9% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5052, SA · Postcode
Language in 5052, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in postcode 5052 compared to the rest of the country. Only 6.9% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most Australian suburbs.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 90.5% of people, while Mandarin is the most common other language at 1.1%. Very few residents struggle with English, as only 0.4% speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the Australian average.
0.4% ▲ +46.6%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 5052, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5052/5052-sa/topic/language