5.4% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5117, SA · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in postcode 5117 compared to the rest of the country. Only 5.4% of residents use another language at home, which is a huge gap compared to the national figure of 22.3%.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 91.8% of the area. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.6% speaking little or no English, a figure that is a little below the national average of 3.4%.
5.4% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.6% ▼ -36.2%
Higher than 52% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 5117, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5117/5117-sa/topic/language