21.3% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Black Forest · Suburb / Locality
Language in Black Forest
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than one in five people in Black Forest now use a language other than English at home. This is a much higher proportion than in most similar areas, making the suburb's linguistic profile stand out compared to other local spots.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 21.3% of residents speak a language other than English, which is well above the South Australian figure of 17.8%. While English is the main language for 77.3%, others include Greek, Mandarin, and Punjabi, though only 1.5% of people speak little or no English.
1.5% ▼ -34.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 Black Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40111/black-forest/topic/language