5.6% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5141, SA · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Around the middle of similar areas for linguistic diversity, postcode 5141 is a place where English is overwhelmingly the main language. Only 5.6% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 88.6% of residents, with Italian (1.2%) and Cantonese (0.4%) as the most common other languages. Very few people speak little or no English at 0.4%, a figure that is well below the Australian average.
5.6% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.4% ▼ -47.1%
Lower than 56% 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 5141, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5141/5141-sa/topic/language