12.4% ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 52% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Adelaide - South · Region (SA4)
Language in Adelaide - South
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Adelaide - South sits around the middle of other similar areas for its linguistic profile. Only 12.4% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that is well below both the state and national levels. While English is dominant, the variety of languages spoken has grown slightly over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 84.2% of the area, with Mandarin, Greek and Arabic also spoken. The proportion of people using another language at home rose 2.5 points since 2011, while the 1.4% who speak little or no English is a little below the national figure.
1.4% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 52% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 Adelaide - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/403/adelaide-south/topic/language