32.8% ▲ +49.8%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5108, SA · Postcode
Language in 5108, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than three in ten people in postcode 5108 use a language other than English at home. This linguistic variety is far above the national figure and has grown steadily over the last decade, making the area much more multilingual than most other parts of Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 32.8% of residents speak another language at home, a figure that rose 11 points since 2011. This diversity is reflected in the 9.1% who speak little or no English, which is well above the South Australian average of 2.7%.
9.1% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 5108, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5108/5108-sa/topic/language