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5342, SA · Postcode

Language in 5342, SA

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

English is the primary language for the vast majority of people in postcode 5342, where 86.6% speak only English at home. While more people use other languages here than in most similar areas, the overall figures remain far below the national average.

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📍 5342, SA, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 11.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. Greek and Punjabi are the most common second languages, and while the 1.6% who speak little or no English is higher than in similar areas, it is still a little below the South Australian figure.

People using another language at home

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11.1% ▼ -0.4%

Higher than 68% 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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1.6% ▲ +355.7%

Higher than 73% 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 5342, SA, English only is the majority at 90%; Greek is next at 5%.

English only 86.6% Greek 4.6% Punjabi 4.0% Tagalog 0.5% Arabic 0.4%

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 5342, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5342/5342-sa/topic/language