11.0% ▲ +40.2%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5144, SA · Postcode
Language in 5144, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary way people communicate in postcode 5144, though the number of other languages spoken is slowly growing. While 85% of residents speak only English, the area has seen a modest rise in linguistic diversity over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 11% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 22.3%. Those who speak little or no English make up 2.3% of the population, a figure that has risen since 2016.
2.3% ▲ +141.8%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 5144, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5144/5144-sa/topic/language