5453, SA · Postcode

Language in 5453, SA

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

Only 3.3% of people in postcode 5453 use a language other than English at home, though this figure has nearly doubled since 2011. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of South Australia and the nation.

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📍 5453, SA, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 90.4% of residents. Very few people speak little or no English (0.1%), a figure that is well below the national average and has barely changed since 2016.

3.3% ▲ +98.1%

Lower than 66% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 1.7%
  • 2016: 2.5%
  • 2021: 3.3%

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

0.1% ▼ -61.3%

Lower than 70% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.1%

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 5453, SA, English only is the majority at 98%; Punjabi is next at 1%.

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 5453, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5453/5453-sa/topic/language