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Language in Mount Compass

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

English is the dominant language for 91.2% of people in Mount Compass. This is far below the national figure for those using other languages at home, making it a linguistically uniform area. Very few residents struggle with English, and most of the population speaks only one language.

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📍 Mount Compass, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.7% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the South Australian figure of 17.8%. While a tiny 0.3% speak little or no English, this is actually higher than most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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4.7% ▼ -4.5%

Higher than 59% 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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0.3% ▲ —

Higher than 65% 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 Mount Compass, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 91.2% Italian 0.6% Greek 0.3%

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 Mount Compass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40941/mount-compass/topic/language