5243, SA · Postcode

Language in 5243, SA

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Only 3% of people in postcode 5243 use a language other than English at home. This is far below the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country. The area is overwhelmingly English-speaking, a pattern that has barely changed since 2011.

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📍 5243, SA, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language used at home for 91.6% of residents. This explains why 0% of people here speak little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4%.

3.0% ▼ -10.5%

Lower than 70% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 3.4%
  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 2021: 3.0%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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.

Language used at home

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In 5243, SA, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 1%.

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 5243, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5243/5243-sa/topic/language