12.4% ▲ +136.1%
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Giles · State Electorate
Language in Giles
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Giles than is typical across the country. Only 12.4% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 79.5% of people, those using another language at home rose to 12.4% since 2011. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 1.2% speaking little or no English, a figure a little below the South Australian average.
1.2% ▲ +272.6%
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 Giles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40019/giles/topic/language