5.1% ▲ +40.8%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5240, SA · Postcode
Language in 5240, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Around the middle for its level compared to similar areas, postcode 5240 is a place where English is the dominant tongue. Very few residents use a language other than English at home, making it far less diverse than the rest of South Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 5.1% of people use another language at home, a figure far below the national average of 22.3%, though this rose slightly since 2011. English is spoken by 90.6% of the area, and there are effectively no residents who speak little or no English.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 5240, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5240/5240-sa/topic/language