5480, SA · Postcode

Language in 5480, SA

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

Almost everyone in postcode 5480 speaks English, making it far less linguistically diverse than most other areas. With only 1.9% of people using a language other than English at home, the area is much more uniform in its speech than the rest of South Australia.

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📍 5480, SA, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 91.9% of the population. The 1.9% who use another language at home is far below the national figure of 22.3%, and notably, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.

1.9% ▼ -27.4%

Lower than 83% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.6%
  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 1.9%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 5480, SA, English only is the majority at 99%; 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 5480, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5480/5480-sa/topic/language