Daw Park · Suburb / Locality

Language in Daw Park

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

Over one in five residents in Daw Park speak a language other than English at home. This is much higher than in most similar areas, though it remains slightly below the national figure.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 20.2% of people use a language other than English, with Greek (3.8%) and Mandarin (2.7%) being the most common. Despite this diversity, the 2.5% who speak little or no English is about the same as the South Australian figure.

20.2% ▲ +4.5%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.3%
  • 2016: 20.6%
  • 2021: 20.2%

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

2.5% ▼ -23.7%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.3%
  • 2021: 2.5%

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 Daw Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40354/daw-park/topic/language