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Thorngate · Suburb / Locality

Language in Thorngate

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

A far higher proportion of people in Thorngate speak a language other than English at home compared to the rest of the state. About 32.8% of residents use another language, which is 15 percentage points above the South Australian average. This makes the area one of the most linguistically diverse at its level.

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📍 Thorngate, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 64.4% speak only English, Greek is the most common other language at 6.1%, followed by Vietnamese, Hindi and Italian. About 3.3% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than most areas.

People using another language at home

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32.8% —

Higher than 91% 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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3.3% ▲ +24.0%

Higher than 88% 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 Thorngate, English only is the majority at 77%; Greek is next at 7%.

English only 64.4% Greek 6.1% Vietnamese 3.9% Hindi 3.9% Italian 3.3% Punjabi 2.2%

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 Thorngate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41447/thorngate/topic/language