19.8% ▲ +43.8%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Morphettville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Morphettville
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in Morphettville use a language other than English at home, making the area more linguistically diverse. Nearly one in five residents speaks another language, a figure that has risen by 6 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 19.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas. While English is the main language for 77.6%, other common languages include Mandarin, Punjabi, Greek and Cantonese. Around 2.7% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
2.7% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Morphettville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403021062/morphettville/topic/language