26.8% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Devon Park · Suburb / Locality
Language in Devon Park
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 66.8% of people in Devon Park, though the area is much more linguistically diverse than the state average. Over a quarter of residents speak another language at home, reflecting a multicultural community with a strong presence of Vietnamese, Greek, and Mandarin speakers.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 26.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well above the South Australian figure of 17.8%. This diversity is reflected in the 3.5% of residents who speak little or no English, a proportion much higher than most other areas.
3.5% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Devon Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40364/devon-park/topic/language