6.0% ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5169, SA · Postcode
Language in 5169, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A slow rise in linguistic diversity has seen the share of people using another language at home in postcode 5169 grow to 6.0% since 2011. This remains a very English-speaking area, with far fewer people speaking other languages than the state or national figures.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is used by 90.9% of residents, and the number of people who speak another language at home is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few residents struggle with English, as only 0.5% speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
0.5% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 5169, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5169/5169-sa/topic/language