42.5% ▲ +45.0%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5085, SA · Postcode
Language in 5085, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far more people use a language other than English at home in postcode 5085 than in the rest of South Australia. About 42.5% of residents speak a second language, a figure that has climbed 13 points since 2011. This makes the area one of the most linguistically diverse in its category.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 50.9% of people, while others commonly speak Punjabi, Mandarin, Vietnamese or Hindi. While 5.8% of residents speak little or no English—well above the state figure—this proportion has actually fallen slightly since 2016.
5.8% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 5085, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5085/5085-sa/topic/language