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5245, SA · Postcode

Language in 5245, SA

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

English is spoken by 90.5% of people at home in postcode 5245, making it a very linguistically uniform area. This level of English use is far higher than the national figure and has remained steady for a decade.

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📍 5245, SA, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 5.2% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below both the South Australian and national figures. This reflects in the very low 0.7% of people who speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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5.2% ▼ -3.9%

Lower than 51% of postcode areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.7% ▲ +28.3%

Higher than 58% of postcode areas.

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 5245, SA, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 90.5% Mandarin 0.7% Italian 0.5% Cantonese 0.2% Hindi 0.1% Greek 0.1%

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 5245, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5245/5245-sa/topic/language