Reynell · State Electorate

Language in Reynell

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

English is the dominant tongue in Reynell, where only 8.6% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure and makes it one of the less linguistically diverse areas in the region.

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📍 Reynell, State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents speak only English, and only 1.1% struggle with the language, a figure a little below the South Australian average. While the use of other languages rose 2.1 percentage points since 2011, the most common non-English languages are Arabic, Mandarin, Greek and Punjabi.

8.6% ▲ +32.9%

Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 6.5%
  • 2016: 7.4%
  • 2021: 8.6%

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

1.1% ▲ +6.9%

Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 1.0%
  • 2021: 1.1%

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 Reynell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40039/reynell/topic/language