2.8% ▲ +61.2%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5276, SA · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 2.8% of people in postcode 5276 use a language other than English at home, which is far below both state and national figures. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country. While this figure has risen slightly since 2011, English remains the dominant language for the vast majority of residents.
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 91.5% of residents, and the proportion of people who speak little or no English is just 0.5%. This is a little below the national figure and has barely changed since 2016.
2.8% ▲ +61.2%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.5% ▲ —
Higher than 50% 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 5276, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5276/5276-sa/topic/language