Loxton · Suburb / Locality

Language in Loxton

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

English is the dominant language for almost everyone living in Loxton. Very few residents use a different language at home, making it far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state and the country.

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📍 Loxton, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.1% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the South Australian figure of 17.8%. While 90.6% speak only English, small numbers of people speak Greek, Punjabi, Italian, or Mandarin.

4.1% ▲ +3.6%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 4.1%
  • 2021: 4.1%

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

0.6% ▲ +1.4%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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 Loxton, English only is the majority at 97%; Greek 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 Loxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40789/loxton/topic/language