25.2% ▲ +48.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Salisbury North · Suburb / Locality
Language in Salisbury North
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over a quarter of people in Salisbury North use a language other than English at home. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the South Australian figure. The area's linguistic diversity is reflected in the wide range of languages spoken by residents.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 25.2% of residents speak another language at home, which helps explain why 7.8% of people speak little or no English—a rate among the highest at this level. While 67% speak only English, other common languages include Vietnamese at 2.7% and Arabic at 1.4%.
7.8% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Salisbury North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41292/salisbury-north/topic/language