Petwood · Suburb / Locality

Language in Petwood

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

English is the dominant tongue in Petwood, where very few people use another language at home. Only 4.4% of residents speak a non-English language, a figure that is far below the national average. This makes it an area with very little linguistic diversity compared to the rest of the country.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 91.1% of people speak only English at home, and 4.4% use another language, which is far below the South Australian figure of 17.8%. While the area is higher than most similar places for people who speak little or no English, the actual figure is 0.0%.

4.4%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 4.4%

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 Petwood, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Petwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41148/petwood/topic/language