4.8% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5540, SA · Postcode
Language in 5540, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Almost everyone in postcode 5540 speaks English as their only language at home. With only 4.8% of residents using another language, the area is far less linguistically diverse than both South Australia and the rest of the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the dominant tongue for 89.4% of people, leaving just 4.8% who use another language at home—a figure far below the national average of 22.3%. Very few people struggle with the local language, as only 0.6% speak little or no English.
0.6% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 5540, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5540/5540-sa/topic/language