32.7% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5070, SA · Postcode
Language in 5070, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Roughly one in three people in postcode 5070 use a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average. This linguistic diversity makes the area stand out compared to most other regions in the state.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 32.7% of residents speak another language at home, which is far above the South Australian figure of 17.8%. While English is most common at 64.3%, Italian (7.1%) and Mandarin (6.6%) are also widely spoken, though the 4.5% who speak little or no English is only a little above the national figure.
4.5% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 5070, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5070/5070-sa/topic/language