13.7% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Glenelg North · Suburb / Locality
Language in Glenelg North
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant tongue in Glenelg North, where 83% of people speak only this language at home. While this is a high proportion, the area is still more linguistically diverse than most similar places, with a small but varied mix of other languages spoken.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 13.7% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas, though well below the national figure of 22.3%. This diversity is reflected in the use of Greek, Punjabi, Italian, and Mandarin, while only 1.1% of people speak little or no English.
1.1% ▼ -31.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 Glenelg North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40507/glenelg-north/topic/language