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Henley Beach South · Suburb / Locality

Language in Henley Beach South

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

English is spoken by 85.5% of people in Henley Beach South, though a small number of residents use other languages at home. While more diverse than most similar areas, the suburb remains far less linguistically diverse than the national average.

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📍 Henley Beach South, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 11.3% of people here use a language other than English at home, with Greek and Italian being the most common. Only 0.6% of residents speak little or no English, which is a little below the figures for South Australia and Australia.

People using another language at home

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11.3% ▼ -6.2%

Higher than 77% 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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0.6% ▼ -42.0%

Higher than 72% 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 Henley Beach South, English only is the majority at 95%; Greek is next at 2%.

English only 85.5% Greek 2.0% Italian 1.5% Mandarin 0.6% Arabic 0.3% Tagalog 0.3% Punjabi 0.1% Hindi 0.1%

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 Henley Beach South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40585/henley-beach-south/topic/language