Goodwood - Millswood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Goodwood - Millswood

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

English is the primary language for the vast majority of people in Goodwood - Millswood, where 79.8% speak only English at home. While the area is more linguistically diverse than many similar places, it remains well below the national average for those using a language other than English.

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📍 Goodwood - Millswood, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 17.8% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and is about the same as the South Australian average. Greek is the most common second language at 3.7%, while only 1.9% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure.

17.8% ▲ +2.6%

Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 17.3%
  • 2016: 19.0%
  • 2021: 17.8%

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

1.9% ▼ -32.2%

Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 1.9%

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 Goodwood - Millswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401071023/goodwood-millswood/topic/language