6.6% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5600, SA · Postcode
Language in 5600, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Roughly the same as most similar areas, postcode 5600 is a place where very few people use a language other than English at home. Only 6.6% of residents speak a different language, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 89.2% of people, meaning the share of non-English speakers is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is consistent with the fact that very few people—just 0.5%—speak little or no English.
0.5% ▼ -23.2%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 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 5600, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5600/5600-sa/topic/language