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5280, SA · Postcode

Language in 5280, SA

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the primary language for 90.5% of people in postcode 5280. This area is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state and the country, with very few people speaking a language other than English at home.

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📍 5280, SA, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3% of residents use another language at home, a figure that is far below the national average of 22.3% and has barely changed since 2011. Very few people struggle with English, as the 0.4% who speak little or no English is well below the Australian figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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3.0% ▲ +18.1%

Lower than 70% of postcode areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.4% ▲ +12.5%

Lower than 55% 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.

Language used at home

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In 5280, SA, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 90.5% Italian 0.7% Mandarin 0.3% Punjabi 0.2% Tagalog 0.2% Vietnamese 0.1% Hindi 0.0%

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 5280, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5280/5280-sa/topic/language