8.9% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5253, SA · Postcode
Language in 5253, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in postcode 5253 have used a language other than English at home since 2011, with the figure rising to 8.9%. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 82.9% of residents, though Tagalog and Mandarin are each spoken by 1.3%. Those who speak little or no English make up 1.6% of the population, a figure that fell 1.7 percentage points since 2016.
1.6% ▼ -50.2%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 5253, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5253/5253-sa/topic/language