17.5% —
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5150, SA · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary tongue for 77.2% of people in postcode 5150. While most residents speak only English, the number of people using another language at home has risen sharply to 17.5% since 2016.
English and the largest community languages.
The use of other languages has jumped 11 percentage points since 2016, though this is well below the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this rise, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.
17.5% —
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% 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 5150, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5150/5150-sa/topic/language