Laura · Suburb / Locality

Language in Laura

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

Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Laura than in most similar areas. Only 2% of residents speak another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Laura, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 91.1% of the population. This explains why the area is far below the South Australian average for other languages, and there are no residents who speak little or no English.

2.0% ▼ -25.8%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6%
  • 2016: 2.0%
  • 2021: 2.0%

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 Laura, English only is the majority at 99%; Punjabi 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 Laura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40751/laura/topic/language