44.2% ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Enfield · Suburb / Locality
Language in Enfield
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far higher share of people in Enfield speak a language other than English at home compared to the rest of the state. This linguistic diversity is a standout feature of the area, with 44.2% of residents using a second language, which is more than double the South Australian average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 52.6% of residents, while Punjabi is the most common second language at 6.3%. This diversity is reflected in the 6.9% of people who speak little or no English, a figure well above the national average of 3.4%.
6.9% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Enfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40411/enfield/topic/language