4.1% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Loxton · Urban Centre
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language in Loxton, with only 4.1% of people using another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3% and is around the middle of the road when compared to similar areas.
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 90.4% of residents, with small numbers of people speaking Greek, Punjabi, Italian, or Mandarin. Only 0.6% of the population speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas but still a little below the South Australian figure.
4.1% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.6% ▲ +55.6%
Higher than 71% of urban centre 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Loxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415021/loxton/topic/language