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In 2021, 49.4% of the population born overseas in the City of Playford, spoke a language other than English at home.

The City of Playford's language statistics show the proportion of the overseas-born population who speak a language at home other than English. They indicate how linguistically diverse a population is, and whether most migrants are from English speaking countries or non-English speaking countries. This topic also shows those languages spoken specifically by the first-generation migrants (those born overseas) so as to separate them from those born in Australia who speak another language.

Some countries, such as India, have a variety of languages spoken there, so the language spoken can indicate the region of the country of origin. Languages such as Arabic and Spanish are spoken in a range of different countries.

The City of Playford's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.

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Derived from the Census question:

'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'

Language spoken at home - Ranked by size
City of Playford - born overseas20212016Change
LanguageNumber%City of Playford - Total populationNumber%City of Playford - Total population2016 to 2021
Nepali1,1365.31.45923.10.7+544
Hazaraghi9394.31.24512.40.6+488
Vietnamese6242.90.95492.90.9+75
Swahili6002.80.83331.80.5+267
Dinka4512.10.84852.60.9-34
Kirundi (Rundi)4272.00.64012.10.6+26
Arabic4101.90.63271.70.5+83
Tagalog3621.70.42381.30.3+124
Punjabi3601.70.51330.70.2+227
Khmer3351.60.53011.60.5+34
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Excludes languages with fewer than 10 people speaking them at home.

Language spoken at home - Summary
City of Playford - born overseas20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%City of Playford - Total populationNumber%City of Playford - Total population2016 to 2021
Speaks English only10,55848.978.710,93457.680.8-376
Non-English total10,67449.415.27,84241.312.4+2,832
Not stated3621.76.02001.16.7+162
Total people21,594100.0100.018,976100.0100.0+2,618
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language spoken at home by the population born overseas in the City of Playford in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Playford shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who spoke English only, and a larger proportion of those speaking a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 48.9% of the population born overseas spoke English only, and 49.4%% spoke a non-English language, compared with 78.7% and 15.2% respectively for the total population in the City of Playford.

The dominant language spoken at home by the population born overseas, other than English, in the City of Playford was Nepali, with 5.3% of the population, or 1,136 people speaking this language at home.

The major differences between the languages spoken at home for the population born overseas in the City of Playford and the total population in the City of Playford were:

  • A larger percentage speaking Nepali at home (5.3% compared to 1.4%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Hazaraghi at home (4.3% compared to 1.2%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Swahili at home (2.8% compared to 0.8%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Vietnamese at home (2.9% compared to 0.9%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of the population born overseas who spoke a language other than English at home increased by 2,832 or 36.1%, and the number of people who spoke English only decreased by 376 or 3.4%.

The largest changes in the spoken languages of the population in the City of Playford between 2016 and 2021 were for those speaking:

  • Nepali (+544 persons)
  • Hazaraghi (+488 persons)
  • Swahili (+267 persons)
  • Punjabi (+227 persons)

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