25.3% ▲ +106.3%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Elizabeth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Elizabeth
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over a quarter of people in Elizabeth speak a language other than English at home, making it a far more linguistically diverse area than the state and national averages. This diversity has grown quickly, with the proportion of people using other languages jumping by 13 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 65.7% speak only English, 25.3% use another language, which is well above the South Australian figure of 17.8%. This is reflected in the 9.1% of residents who speak little or no English, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas.
9.1% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Elizabeth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402021030/elizabeth/topic/language