28.0% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 79% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Adelaide - West · Region (SA4)
Language in Adelaide - West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 28% of people in Adelaide - West use a language other than English at home, a figure well above the national average. This area is much more linguistically diverse than most other parts of the state. This trend has grown slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 68.3% of residents speak only English, others commonly use Greek, Vietnamese, Italian, or Punjabi. About 4.5% of people speak little or no English, which is a little above the national figure and has remained steady since 2016.
4.5% ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 84% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/404/adelaide-west/topic/language