5.6% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 83% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
South Australia - South East · Region (SA4)
Language in South Australia - South East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 87.7% of people in South Australia - South East. This region has far fewer people speaking a language other than English than both the state and national figures.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 5.6% of residents use another language at home, a figure that is far below the national average and has barely changed since 2011. Similarly, the 1.0% who speak little or no English is a little below the figures for Australia and South Australia.
1.0% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 63% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 South Australia - South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/407/south-australia-south-east/topic/language