Adelaide Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Adelaide Hills

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

Far fewer people use a language other than English in Adelaide Hills compared to most other areas. Only 2.9% of residents speak another language at home, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.

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📍 Adelaide Hills, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 92.2% of the community, with the number of people using another language far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is reflected in the very small proportion of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.2%.

2.9% ▼ -5.8%

Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.1%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 2.9%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.2% ▼ -16.0%

Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Adelaide Hills, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

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 Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401021003/adelaide-hills/topic/language