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Semaphore South · Suburb / Locality

Language in Semaphore South

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

English is the dominant language for 88% of residents in Semaphore South. While this is higher than the national figure, a small number of residents speak a language other than English at home.

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📍 Semaphore South, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 8.2% of people here use another language at home, which is far below the Australian average of 22.3%. Despite this, the 0.9% who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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8.2% ▼ -8.8%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.9% ▲ +48.3%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Semaphore South, English only is the majority at 96%; Greek is next at 2%.

English only 88.0% Greek 1.9% Italian 1.1% Punjabi 0.6% Mandarin 0.3%

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 Semaphore South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41331/semaphore-south/topic/language