Maori (New Zealand)
11 speakers
Used at home by fewer than one in 100 residents.
Northern Areas, South Australia
Which languages are spoken in Northern Areas?
English is the only language spoken at home by about 3,700 people in Northern Areas, according to the 2021 Census, and Maori (New Zealand) is the most common of the others. Every language other than English sits below one in 100 residents. Northern Areas' share is well under the national share.
- Residents
- 4,061
- Speak another language
- 76
- Languages at home
- 17
- Change since 2016
- +300.0%
Who speaks something other than English in Northern Areas?
These three top a list of small communities.
How much less multilingual is Northern Areas than South Australia?
Across South Australia, a language other than English is at least twice as common. In South Australia, 49 councils rank above Northern Areas.
- Northern Areas
- 1.9%
- South Australia
- 16.9%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Same method throughout, so the gap between the bars is the real gap.
How even is Northern Areas from suburb to suburb?
Across only 9 suburbs, the shares are fairly even, with Gladstone highest.
Pick a suburb to see its languages in full.
- Gladstone (SA)Led by Mandarin4%25
- Spalding (SA)Led by Maori (New Zealand)3%10
- Bundaleer GardensLed by Russian2%4
- Bundaleer NorthLed by Afrikaans2%7
- YackaLed by Swedish2%4
- JamestownLed by Greek2%21
- Laura (SA)Led by Punjabi1%5
- Georgetown (SA)0%0
- Caltowie0%0
- The larger figure is each suburb's share speaking a language other than English; the smaller is people. 9 suburbs listed.
ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021: language used at home, by Statistical Area Level 2, rolled up to Local Government Area. Change is measured from 2016.
A note on method: 250 residents didn't state a language, and this page doesn't count them as speaking one. That's why 1.9% sits below the 8.0% you'd get by counting every blank, and below 2.0% measured across respondents only.
People with no usual address fall outside any suburb, which is why the national figure here is a fraction under the ABS one. The council figures aren't affected.
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