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Birkenhead · Suburb / Locality

Language in Birkenhead

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

A far lower share of people in Birkenhead speak another language at home compared to the national figure. While 8.7% of residents use a language other than English, this is well below the South Australian average and significantly lower than the rest of the country.

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📍 Birkenhead, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 88% of the area, though Greek (1.9%) and Italian (1.2%) are the most common other tongues. The 1.4% of people who speak little or no English is a little below the state and national figures, yet this is still much higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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8.7% ▼ -10.1%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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1.4% ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In Birkenhead, English only is the majority at 95%; Greek is next at 2%.

English only 88.0% Greek 1.9% Italian 1.2% Tagalog 0.4% Vietnamese 0.2% Cantonese 0.2% Punjabi 0.2%

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 Birkenhead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40110/birkenhead/topic/language