2.9% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5172, SA · Postcode
Language in 5172, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 92.4% of people in postcode 5172. This area is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state and the country, with very few residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 2.9% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This has barely changed since 2011, and as a result, the 0.3% of people who speak little or no English is well below the Australian average.
0.3% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 5172, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5172/5172-sa/topic/language