Mount Torrens · Suburb / Locality

Language in Mount Torrens

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

English has remained the dominant language in Mount Torrens, which stays far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state. Only 2% of residents speak a language other than English at home, creating a stark contrast to the national figure of 22.3%.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 92.3% of people at home, a figure far below the South Australian average. While 0% of people speak little or no English, this is actually higher than in most similar areas.

2.0% ▼ -34.5%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 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 Mount Torrens, English only is the majority at 100%; Italian is next at 0%.

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 Torrens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40964/mount-torrens/topic/language