7.1% ▲ +66.2%
Higher than 56% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Port Augusta · Urban Area
Language in Port Augusta
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Port Augusta compared to the rest of the country. Only 7.1% of residents use another language at home, though this figure has risen from 4.2% since 2011. Most residents use English exclusively.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language used at home for 80.7% of people, which is far below the national figure. Only 0.7% of the population speaks little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
0.7% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 Port Augusta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4004/port-augusta/topic/language