30.2% ▲ +56.5%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5098, SA · Postcode
Language in 5098, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About 30% of people in postcode 5098 use a language other than English at home, a figure that has climbed 11 points since 2011. This makes the area much more linguistically diverse than most other parts of the state and the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 65.1% of residents, Punjabi is the most common second language at 4.3%. Roughly 4.2% of people speak little or no English, which is a little above the South Australian figure and has barely changed since 2016.
4.2% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 5098, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5098/5098-sa/topic/language