33.2% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5072, SA · Postcode
Language in 5072, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over a third of the population in postcode 5072 speaks a language other than English at home, a figure far above the South Australian average. This makes the area much more linguistically diverse than most similar places. The trend is growing, as the share of people using another language rose by 5.4 points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 33.2% of people use a language other than English at home, with Mandarin (9%), Italian (4.3%), and Cantonese (2.9%) being the most common. While this diversity is high, the 3.9% who speak little or no English is only a little above the state figure.
3.9% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 5072, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5072/5072-sa/topic/language