28.9% ▲ +64.4%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5065, SA · Postcode
Language in 5065, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 29% of people in postcode 5065 use a language other than English at home, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a significant shift for the area, where the use of other languages has risen by 11 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 68.9% of residents, Mandarin is the most common second language at 8.6%. This high level of diversity is seen across the area, though the 3.3% who speak little or no English is about the same as the national figure.
3.3% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 5065, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5065/5065-sa/topic/language