7.2% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5168, SA · Postcode
Language in 5168, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in postcode 5168 compared to the rest of the country. Only 7.2% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This linguistic profile has remained very steady for over a decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 88.1% of people speak only English, the few who use other languages include Vietnamese, Greek, Tagalog and Arabic. Very few residents struggle with English, as only 0.7% speak little or no English, a figure slightly below the South Australian average.
0.7% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 5168, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5168/5168-sa/topic/language