Iron Knob · Suburb / Locality

Language in Iron Knob

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

English remains the dominant language in Iron Knob, where the use of other tongues has barely changed since 2011. While a small number of people speak languages other than English, this is far below the national figure.

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📍 Iron Knob, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 7.3% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is higher than in most similar areas but far below the South Australian average. Most people speak English only (78.2%), and there are no residents who speak little or no English.

7.3% ▲ —

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 6.9%
  • 2021: 7.3%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Iron Knob, English only is the majority at 97%; Tagalog is next at 3%.

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 Iron Knob [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40627/iron-knob/topic/language