36.1% ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5088, SA · Postcode
Language in 5088, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much more diverse than most areas, postcode 5088 sees 36.1% of people speaking a language other than English at home. This figure has risen 11 points since 2011, making it far above both the state and national averages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 59.6% of residents, while others speak Punjabi (6.4%), Hindi (2.9%), Italian (2.6%) or Mandarin (1.8%). A little more than 4% of people speak little or no English, which is a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
4.1% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 5088, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5088/5088-sa/topic/language