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Figure 6.13: Top ten languages other than English, 2011
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Data Source:
ABS Basic Community Profile 2011 for the Cities of Port Adelaide Enfield, Charles Sturt, West Torrens and Greater Adelaide
1
The languages shown are the top ten languages for the Western Adelaide region, with comparative data then generated for each member Council
and Greater Adelaide. These languages are not necessarily the top ten languages in each Council.
2
Based upon ‘place of enumeration’ - the place at which the person was counted on Census Night.
3
Defined using the State Government Western Adelaide Region boundary (i.e. the population of Port Adelaide Enfield (west), Charles Sturt and West
Torrens)
6.3.4. Proficiency Speaking English
The proportion of the population that reported to speaking English ‘not well’ or ‘not at all’ is nearly twice as
high in Study Area than Greater Adelaide (5.4% compared to 3%). Within the region, the proportion of
the population with this low level of English proficiency ranges from 4.7% in West Torrens to 6.1% in Port
Adelaide Enfield.
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Port Adelaide
Enfield
Charles Sturt
West Torrens
Western
Adelaide
Greater
Adelaide
Percentage of Population
Greek
Italian
Vietnamese
Chinese languages
Serbian
Arabic (includes Lebanese)
Polish
Punjabi
Tagalog (includes Filipino)
Croatian
