30.7% ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Paralowie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Paralowie
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 64.7% of people in Paralowie. However, the area is becoming much more linguistically diverse, with 30.7% of residents now using a language other than English at home. This figure has climbed 9.2 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 30.7% of residents speak another language at home, which is far above the South Australian figure of 17.8%. This diversity is reflected in the 7.7% who speak little or no English, a rate well above the national figure of 3.4%. Aside from English, the most common languages are Vietnamese, Punjabi, Arabic and Tagalog.
7.7% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Paralowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402041044/paralowie/topic/language