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5106, SA · Postcode

Language in 5106, SA

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

A sharp drop in non-English speaking households has changed daily life in postcode 5106. While 15.2% of people still use a language other than English at home, this is a massive fall from the 59.7% recorded in 2011.

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📍 5106, SA, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 79.8% of residents, while Italian is the most common other language at 5.1%. Although far more people here speak a second language than in most similar areas, 4.0% of the population still speaks little or no English.

People using another language at home

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15.2% ▼ -74.6%

Higher than 74% of postcode areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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4.0% ▲ +1.5%

Higher than 87% of postcode areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In 5106, SA, English only is the majority at 94%; Italian is next at 6%.

English only 79.8% Italian 5.1%

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 5106, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5106/5106-sa/topic/language