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Erindale · Suburb / Locality

Language in Erindale

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

Nearly one in five people in Erindale now speak a language other than English at home. This is much higher than most similar areas, with Mandarin being the most common second language spoken in the neighbourhood.

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📍 Erindale, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 78.5% of residents speak only English, 19.6% use another language at home, which is a little above the South Australian figure. About 2.6% of the population speak little or no English, a rate that is much higher than most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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19.6% ▲ +81.6%

Higher than 87% 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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2.6% ▲ +56.9%

Higher than 87% 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 Erindale, English only is the majority at 86%; Mandarin is next at 7%.

English only 78.5% Mandarin 6.7% Italian 1.8% Greek 1.4% Cantonese 1.3% Hindi 0.8% Vietnamese 0.5% Arabic 0.4%

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 Erindale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40412/erindale/topic/language