9.5% ▲ +61.6%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5609, SA · Postcode
Language in 5609, SA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 87.3% of people in postcode 5609. While more people have started using other languages at home since 2011, the area remains far less linguistically diverse than the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 9.5% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but far below the Australian average of 22.3%. Only 0.6% of people speak little or no English, which is slightly lower than the national figure.
0.6% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 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 5609, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5609/5609-sa/topic/language