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Language in Green Fields

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

Over half of the people in Green Fields speak only English at home. However, the area is far more linguistically diverse than most, with 42.9% of residents using another language, a figure far above the national average.

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📍 Green Fields, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Punjabi and Mandarin are the most common non-English languages, spoken by 8.8% and 5.9% of people respectively. This diversity is reflected in the fact that 7.6% of residents speak little or no English, which is well above the South Australian figure of 2.7%.

People using another language at home

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42.9% —

Higher than 95% 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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7.6% ▼ -41.1%

Higher than 96% 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 Green Fields, English only is the majority at 79%; Punjabi is next at 13%.

English only 54.7% Punjabi 8.8% Mandarin 5.9%

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 Green Fields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40531/green-fields/topic/language