Ironbank · Suburb / Locality

Language in Ironbank

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

English is the dominant language in Ironbank, with a far lower proportion of people using other languages at home compared to the state and national figures. Only 5.0% of residents speak a language other than English, making the area much less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.

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📍 Ironbank, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 5.0% of people use another language at home—which is higher than most similar areas—this is still far below the South Australian figure of 17.8%. Most residents speak only English (90.1%), and there are no residents who speak little or no English.

5.0% ▲ +12.0%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.5%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 5.0%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 Ironbank, English only is the majority at 99%; Cantonese is next at 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 Ironbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40628/ironbank/topic/language