5.9% ▼ -27.6%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5259, SA · Postcode
Language in 5259, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for nearly 88% of people in postcode 5259. This area is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state and the country, with very few residents using a language other than English at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 5.9% of people use another language at home, a figure that fell since 2011 and is far below the national average of 22.3%. Very few people struggle with English here, as just 0.5% speak little or no English.
0.5% ▲ +66.5%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 5259, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5259/5259-sa/topic/language