3.1% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5252, SA · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for nearly everyone in postcode 5252, where only 3.1% of people use another language at home. This creates a linguistic landscape that is far less diverse than the rest of South Australia and the national average.
English and the largest community languages.
About 92.4% of residents speak only English, and the proportion of people using another language has barely changed since 2011. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.1% speaking little or no English, a figure well below the Australian average of 3.4%.
3.1% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.1% ▼ -36.0%
Lower than 72% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 5252, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5252/5252-sa/topic/language