1.9% ▼ -62.0%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5495, SA · Postcode
Language in 5495, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 1.9% of people in postcode 5495 now use a language other than English at home, a figure that has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state and the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the sole language for 87.8% of residents, which is far below the national figure. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.5% speaking little or no English, a rate that has barely changed since 2016.
0.5% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
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.
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 5495, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5495/5495-sa/topic/language