3.2% ▲ +11.4%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5256, SA · Postcode
Language in 5256, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant tongue for nearly everyone in postcode 5256, creating a community with very little linguistic variety. Only 3.2% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The area is far less diverse than the rest of South Australia, with 88.7% of residents speaking only English. This is reflected in the fact that no one in the area speaks little or no English, which is well below the national figure.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.2%
- 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.
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 5256, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5256/5256-sa/topic/language