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(66.4%) and Port Adelaide Enfield having the highest at 68.8%. The long term trend across all
jurisdictions is a decline in the proportion of the population that speaks English only.
Figure 6.11: Time Series Analysis of Population that only speaks English
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Data Source
: ABS Time Series Profile for the Cities of Port Adelaide Enfield, Charles Sturt, West Torrens and Greater Adelaide
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Based upon ‘place of enumeration’ - the place at which the person was counted on Census Night.
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Defined using the State Government Western Adelaide Region boundary (i.e. the population of Port Adelaide Enfield (west), Charles Sturt and West
Torrens)
6.3.2. Languages other than English
The Study Area is home to higher concentrations of residents who speak languages other than English.
Across the region, at the 2011 Census, 27.8% of residents spoke a language other than English, which is
higher than the Greater Adelaide proportion of 17.3%, and also represents a significant increase from
2001, when the proportion was 24.4%. Within the region, West Torrens has the highest proportion
(nearly 29%) of residents who speak a language other than English, at nearly 29% of its population.
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