idc-logo
svg rectangle color
City of SalisburyCommunity profile

Parafield Gardens - Green Fields

Language used at home

In Parafield Gardens - Green Fields, 44.3% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Parafield Gardens - Green Fields'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.

Parafield Gardens - Green Fields'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.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Language used at home - Summary
Parafield Gardens - Green Fields - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Para Hills %Number%Para Hills %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only9,59951.569.49,79457.372.3-195
Non-English total8,26444.326.76,60938.622.5+1,655
Not stated7734.13.97004.15.2+73
Total Population18,636100.0100.017,103100.0100.0+1,533
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
Language used at home - Ranked by size
Parafield Gardens - Green Fields - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Para Hills %Number%Para Hills %2016 to 2021
Vietnamese1,3857.41.11,3698.01.1+16
Punjabi7904.22.42741.60.9+516
Gujarati6213.31.13902.30.8+231
Khmer6073.30.26203.60.1-13
Hazaraghi 5863.12.42301.30.9+356
Filipino/Tagalog4012.21.33642.10.5+37
Arabic2861.53.01801.12.7+106
Dari2511.31.02431.41.6+8
Hindi1740.91.12011.20.7-27
Nepali1690.90.6780.50.7+91
Show all (57 entries)

Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Parafield Gardens - Green Fields in 2021 compared to Para 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, 51.5% of the population used English only, and 44.3% used a non-English language, compared with 69.4% and 26.7% respectively for Para Hills.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Parafield Gardens - Green Fields was Vietnamese, with 7.4% of the population, or 1,385 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Parafield Gardens - Green Fields and Para Hills in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage using Vietnamese at home (7.4% compared to 1.1%)
  • A larger percentage using Khmer at home (3.3% compared to 0.2%)
  • A larger percentage using Gujarati at home (3.3% compared to 1.1%)
  • A larger percentage using Punjabi at home (4.2% compared to 2.4%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 1,655 or 25.0%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 195 or 2.0%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Parafield Gardens - Green Fields between 2016 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Punjabi (+516 persons)
  • Hazaraghi (+356 persons)
  • Gujarati (+231 persons)
  • Arabic (+106 persons)

DISCLAIMER: While all due care has been taken to ensure that the content of this website is accurate and current, there may be errors or omissions in it and no legal responsibility is accepted for the information and opinions in this website.

Please view our Privacy Policy, Terms of use and Legal notices.

ABS Data and the copyright in the ABS Data remains the property of the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The copyright in the way .id has modified, transformed or reconfigured the ABS Data as published on this website remains the property of .id. ABS Data can be accessed from the Australian Bureau of Statistics at www.abs.gov.au. ABS data can be used under license - terms published on ABS website. intermediary.management@abs.gov.au if you have any queries or wish to distribute any ABS data.