16.7% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Alberton · Suburb / Locality
Language in Alberton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people are speaking languages other than English in Alberton than in most similar areas. While English remains the main language for nearly 80% of residents, the community is more linguistically diverse than nearby suburbs.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 16.7% of people use another language at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Despite this, only 2.2% speak little or no English, a figure that is about the same as the South Australian average.
2.2% ▼ -19.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 Alberton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40007/alberton/topic/language