46.8% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Enfield - Blair Athol · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Enfield - Blair Athol
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Almost half of the people in Enfield - Blair Athol now speak a language other than English at home, a figure that has risen 10 points since 2011. This makes the area far more linguistically diverse than the rest of South Australia. While English remains the most common language, there is a strong presence of Punjabi and Vietnamese speakers.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Around 46.8% of residents use another language at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This diversity is reflected in the 9.1% who speak little or no English—a rate well above the state average, though it has fallen slightly since 2016. After English, the most common languages are Punjabi (5.0%), Vietnamese (4.4%), Hindi (2.0%) and Mandarin (1.8%).
9.1% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 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 Enfield - Blair Athol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402031036/enfield-blair-athol/topic/language