2.3% ▼ -40.2%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5242, SA · Postcode
Language in 5242, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Fewer people have used a language other than English at home in postcode 5242 since 2011, falling to just 2.3% of residents. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state and the nation. English is the dominant language spoken here, with very few residents requiring translation support.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 2.3% of people use another language at home, a figure far below the South Australian average of 17.8%. This trend is reflected in the very small number of people who speak little or no English, which at 0.3% is well below the national figure of 3.4%.
0.3% ▼ -34.1%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 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 5242, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5242/5242-sa/topic/language