29.5% ▲ +34.2%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Edwardstown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Edwardstown
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far more people use a language other than English at home in Edwardstown than in most similar areas. Nearly 30% of residents speak another language, a figure that has risen steadily over the last decade. This makes the area much more linguistically diverse than the typical South Australian suburb.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Around 29.5% of people speak another language at home, which is far above the South Australian figure of 17.8%. While English is the main language for 66.9% of residents, Mandarin is the most common second language at 5.0%, followed by Greek, Punjabi and Arabic.
4.1% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Edwardstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403021058/edwardstown/topic/language