32.0% ▲ +32.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Oakden · Suburb / Locality
Language in Oakden
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Daily life in Oakden is shaped by a diverse mix of voices, as 32% of residents speak a language other than English at home. This figure is far above the South Australian average, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas at this level.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 64.1% of people, followed by Mandarin at 4.9%, Cantonese at 3.2%, and Punjabi at 2.5%. About 5.4% of the community speak little or no English, which is a little above the national figure of 3.4%.
5.4% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.4%
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.
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 Oakden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41065/oakden/topic/language