3.1% ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Old Noarlunga · Suburb / Locality
Language in Old Noarlunga
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English remains the dominant tongue in Old Noarlunga, with very few residents using another language at home. Only 3.1% of people speak a language other than English, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This reflects a community where English is the primary way people communicate.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 92.6% of people here speak only English, and the 3.1% who use another language is far below the South Australian average. While the number of people who speak little or no English is slightly below the state and national figures, it is still higher than most similar areas at 0.6%.
0.6% ▲ +112.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 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.
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 Old Noarlunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41071/old-noarlunga/topic/language