5064, SA · Postcode

Language in 5064, SA

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the only language spoken at home by 70% of people in postcode 5064. However, the area has become much more linguistically diverse, with the proportion of people using a language other than English jumping 13 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 5064, SA, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 27.5% of residents use another language at home, which is well above the national figure of 22.3% and much higher than in most areas. Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 9%, while 3% of people speak little or no English.

27.5% ▲ +89.4%

Higher than 86% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 14.5%
  • 2016: 21.6%
  • 2021: 27.5%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

3.0% ▲ +17.3%

Higher than 83% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 3.0%

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 5064, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5064/5064-sa/topic/language