31.1% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Lockleys · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Lockleys
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 66% of Lockleys, though the area is much more linguistically diverse than most. Nearly one third of residents speak a language other than English at home, a figure that has climbed slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 31.1% of people use another language at home, which is far above the South Australian figure of 17.8%. Greek (5.3%), Italian (4.1%), and Punjabi (3.8%) are the most common non-English languages, while 3.7% of residents speak little or no English.
3.7% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Lockleys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404031106/lockleys/topic/language