24.3% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5081, SA · Postcode
Language in 5081, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A gap of 6.5 percentage points separates the 24.3% of people in postcode 5081 who speak another language at home from the South Australian average. This area is much more linguistically diverse than most other parts of the state. English remains the main language, but the use of other languages has risen steadily over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 24.3% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is well above the state figure. While this is much higher than most areas, only 2.2% of people speak little or no English, and common non-English languages include Mandarin, Greek and Vietnamese.
2.2% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 5081, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5081/5081-sa/topic/language