5522, SA · Postcode

Language in 5522, SA

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

Almost everyone in postcode 5522 speaks English as their only language at home. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than the rest of South Australia, with only 1.1% of people using a language other than English.

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📍 5522, SA, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 92.5% of residents, a figure far below the national average of 22.3% for other languages. This stability is reflected in the fact that no one here speaks little or no English, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.4%.

1.1% ▲ +64.2%

Lower than 91% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.6%
  • 2016: 0.8%
  • 2021: 1.1%

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 5522, SA, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin 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 5522, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5522/5522-sa/topic/language