14.4% ▲ +47.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ridgehaven · Suburb / Locality
Language in Ridgehaven
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher rates of multilingualism than most similar areas mark Ridgehaven, where 14.4% of residents speak a language other than English at home. While this is more common than in nearby suburbs, it remains well below the South Australian and national figures.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 82.6% of people, though Punjabi, Italian, Mandarin and Arabic are also spoken. Only 1.3% of residents speak little or no English, which is a little below the state and national figures but much higher than in most similar areas.
1.3% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 Ridgehaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41257/ridgehaven/topic/language