12.0% ▲ +83.3%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5271, SA · Postcode
Language in 5271, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A higher share of people speak a language other than English in postcode 5271 than in most similar areas. While 12% of residents use another language at home, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This diversity has grown steadily, with the proportion of non-English speakers rising by 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Most people here speak only English (81.2%), with small numbers speaking Mandarin, Tagalog and Vietnamese. About 3.7% of the population speak little or no English, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
3.7% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 5271, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5271/5271-sa/topic/language