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5140, SA · Postcode

Language in 5140, SA

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

Nearly 90% of people in postcode 5140 speak only English at home, making it much less linguistically diverse than the rest of the country. While the proportion of people using other languages is higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the national average.

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📍 5140, SA, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 7.7% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that fell 2.3 points since 2011. About 1.1% of people speak little or no English, which is slightly lower than the national figure but has risen since 2016.

People using another language at home

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7.7% ▼ -22.9%

Higher than 60% 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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1.1% ▲ —

Higher than 65% 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 5140, SA, English only is the majority at 98%; Hindi is next at 1%.

English only 89.9% Hindi 0.9% Arabic 0.7%

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 5140, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5140/5140-sa/topic/language