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Language in West Hindmarsh

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

Nearly 7 in 10 people in West Hindmarsh speak only English at home, though the area is much more linguistically diverse than most. Around 29% of residents use another language, a figure well above the national average.

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📍 West Hindmarsh, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 29% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far above the South Australian figure. This diversity is reflected in the use of Greek, Italian, Punjabi, and Vietnamese, and 4.8% of residents speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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29.0% ▼ -19.2%

Higher than 90% 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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4.8% ▼ -17.1%

Higher than 91% 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 West Hindmarsh, English only is the majority at 79%; Greek is next at 7%.

English only 67.2% Greek 5.8% Italian 4.2% Punjabi 2.7% Vietnamese 2.1% Mandarin 1.2% Hindi 1.1% Arabic 0.9%

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 West Hindmarsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41567/west-hindmarsh/topic/language