17.0% ▲ +99.3%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Elizabeth East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Elizabeth East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people speak a language other than English in Elizabeth East than in most similar areas. While 17.0% of residents use another language at home, this figure is well below the national average of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The share of people using another language at home rose 8.5 percentage points since 2011. This shift is reflected in the 4.4% who speak little or no English, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the South Australian figure of 2.7%.
4.4% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402021031/elizabeth-east/topic/language