Andamooka · Urban Centre

Language in Andamooka

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

English is spoken by 88.1% of people at home in Andamooka (L). Very few residents use a language other than English, which is a far lower proportion than the national figure.

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📍 Andamooka, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.6% of people here use another language at home, a figure that has fallen since 2011. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the South Australian average of 17.8%.

4.6% ▼ -17.3%

Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 5.6%
  • 2016: 11.7%
  • 2021: 4.6%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.9%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Andamooka, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 2%.

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 Andamooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422004/andamooka/topic/language