Central South District
Language used at home
In Central South District, 5.5704 of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.
Central South District's language statistics show the proportion of the population who use a language at home other than English. They indicate how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language.
Central South District's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Country of Birth and Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.
Please note: Due to ABS rules regarding perturbation of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual language groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.
Derived from the Census question:
'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'
Total population
| Language used at home - Summary | ||||||||
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| Central South District - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Onkaparinga Hills % | Number | % | Onkaparinga Hills % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Speaks English only | 23,622 | 91.3 | 92.8 | 36500 | 20,078 | 89.7 | 92.7 | +3,543 |
 Non-English total | 1,442 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 36501 | 1,169 | 5.2 | 4.2 | +272 |
| Not stated | 823 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 36502 | 1,128 | 5.0 | 3.0 | -306 |
| Total Population | 25,887 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 22,377 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,510 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Language used at home - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Central South District - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Language (excludes English) | Number | % | Onkaparinga Hills % | Number | % | Onkaparinga Hills % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Filipino/Tagalog | 120 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 36011 | 72 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +48 |
| German | 92 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 36014 | 92 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0 |
| Italian | 90 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 36022 | 77 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +13 |
| Afrikaans | 79 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 36044 | 40 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +39 |
| Spanish | 76 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 36034 | 65 | 0.3 | -- | +11 |
| Mandarin | 74 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 36007 | 58 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +16 |
| Arabic | 63 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 36004 | 31 | 0.1 | 0.5 | +32 |
| Polish | 47 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 36028 | 47 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Greek | 46 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 36015 | 47 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -1 |
| Hindi | 46 | 0.2 | -- | 36016 | 13 | 0.1 | -- | +33 |
| Punjabi | 44 | 0.2 | -- | 36088 | 6 | 0.0 | -- | +38 |
| Hungarian | 42 | 0.2 | -- | 36017 | 28 | 0.1 | -- | +14 |
| French | 40 | 0.2 | -- | 36013 | 18 | 0.1 | -- | +22 |
| Dutch | 40 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36010 | 60 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -20 |
| Croatian | 36 | 0.1 | -- | 36009 | 21 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +15 |
| Russian | 35 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36030 | 20 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +15 |
| Thai | 29 | 0.1 | -- | 36102 | 7 | 0.0 | -- | +22 |
| Japanese | 28 | 0.1 | -- | 36023 | 16 | 0.1 | -- | +12 |
| Portuguese | 27 | 0.1 | -- | 36029 | 21 | 0.1 | -- | +6 |
| Auslan | 20 | 0.1 | -- | 36049 | 5 | 0.0 | -- | +15 |
| Australian Indigenous Languages | 18 | 0.1 | -- | 36005 | 15 | 0.1 | -- | +3 |
| Vietnamese | 17 | 0.1 | -- | 36037 | 9 | 0.0 | -- | +8 |
| Persian | 16 | 0.1 | -- | 36019 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +16 |
| Urdu | 15 | 0.1 | -- | 36108 | 8 | 0.0 | -- | +7 |
| Serbian | 15 | 0.1 | -- | 36032 | 11 | 0.0 | -- | +4 |
| Malayalam | 14 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 36077 | 20 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -6 |
| Swedish | 13 | 0.1 | -- | 36097 | 20 | 0.1 | -- | -7 |
| Slovak | 13 | 0.1 | -- | 36092 | 9 | 0.0 | -- | +4 |
| Cantonese | 12 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 36006 | 17 | 0.1 | -- | -5 |
| Nepali | 11 | 0.0 | -- | 36081 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +11 |
| Tamil | 11 | 0.0 | -- | 36035 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +7 |
| Swahili | 10 | 0.0 | -- | 36096 | 3 | 0.0 | -- | +7 |
| Indonesian | 10 | 0.0 | -- | 36018 | 10 | 0.0 | -- | 0 |
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Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Central South District in 2021 compared to Onkaparinga Hills shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who used English only, and a larger proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).
Overall, 91.3% of the population used English only, and 5.6 used a non-English language, compared with 92.8% and 4.4% respectively for Onkaparinga Hills.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Central South District was Filipino/Tagalog, with 0.5% of the population, or 120 people using this language at home.
There were no major differences between Central South District and Onkaparinga Hills in 2021.
Emerging groups
Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 273 or 23.4%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 3,544 or 17.7%.
There were no major differences in Central South District between 2016 and 2021.