42.4% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Adelaide · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Adelaide
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far more people in Adelaide use a language other than English at home compared to the rest of the state. About 42.4% of residents speak another language, which is a figure far above the national average and higher than it was in 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 17.8%, while Cantonese and Vietnamese also feature. Although the number of people who speak little or no English is a little above the national figure at 5.0%, this has fallen since 2016.
5.0% ▼ -24.4%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.0%
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.
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 Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401011001/adelaide/topic/language