29.1% ▲ +37.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Sturt · Suburb / Locality
Language in Sturt
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 30% of people in Sturt use a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas at this level. This high rate of multilingualism is well above the national figure, creating a community where many residents navigate multiple languages in their daily lives.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 29.1% of residents speak a language other than English, which is far above the South Australian figure of 17.8%. While English is the main language for 66.6%, others include Mandarin (4.2%), Punjabi (2.2%) and Arabic (1.6%), and 3.9% of people speak little or no English.
3.9% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Sturt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41401/sturt/topic/language