Italian
4,559 speakers
Used at home by one in 13 residents.
30th of 542 local government areas for language diversity
The languages of Campbelltown
In Campbelltown, about 20,000 people speak a language other than English at home, the 2021 Census found. Italian is the most common, and Italian and Greek are both in the top five. Mandarin runs a close second. Campbelltown is roughly level with the City of Adelaide.
- Residents
- 57,063
- Speak another language
- 19,909
- Languages at home
- 113
- Change since 2016
- +13.7%
Which languages are most spoken in Campbelltown?
What's happened to Italian and Greek in Campbelltown?
Since 2016, Italian has shrunk. Across three censuses, Italian has declined. Meanwhile Punjabi has grown by about three quarters since 2016.
Which languages are growing and which are shrinking in Campbelltown?
Speakers at home, with the change since 2016. Broad ABS categories such as "Chinese, nfd" count towards the totals but aren't listed, so the shares can add up to more than the languages shown.
How do Campbelltown's languages compare in size?
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
Where does Campbelltown rank for language diversity?
Nationally
#30
Ranked against every council in Australia, Campbelltown comes 30th. In South Australia, it’s 1 of 70. Campbelltown's place on the diversity index.
How does Campbelltown compare with South Australia?
Campbelltown has more than twice the rate of other-language speakers found across South Australia. Campbelltown is number one of 70 in South Australia.
- Campbelltown (SA)
- 34.9%
- South Australia
- 16.9%
- City of Adelaide
- 34.4%
Residents speaking a language other than English at home, as a share of all residents.
Which suburbs of Campbelltown are most multilingual?
The 8 suburbs differ only a little, with Hectorville highest.
Suburb pages list every language counted in that suburb.
- HectorvilleLed by Italian46%1,880
- Campbelltown (SA)Led by Mandarin41%3,761
- NewtonLed by Italian40%2,028
- RostrevorLed by Italian36%2,999
- MagillLed by Mandarin34%3,256
- Paradise (SA)Led by Italian33%2,370
- Tranmere (SA)Led by Mandarin33%1,344
- AthelstoneLed by Italian24%2,271
- The larger figure is each suburb's share speaking a language other than English; the smaller is people. 8 suburbs listed.
Where were Campbelltown's residents born, and what's their faith?
After Australia, most residents born overseas came from Italy.
Country of birth
34.7% born overseas, across 125 countries.
- 01Italy3,110-11.1%
- 02China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)3,042+43.7%
- 03India2,770+65.6%
- 04England1,820-2.5%
- 05Malaysia1,045+22.8%
- 06Sri Lanka621+24.2%
- 07Korea, Republic of (South)546+9.9%
- 08Hong Kong (SAR of China)492+59.7%
- 09Iran456+38.6%
- 10Philippines392+23.3%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity28,975-5.6%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs19,366+36.7%
- 03Hinduism2,173+69.8%
- 04Buddhism1,539+21.0%
- 05Islam1,344+74.1%
- 06Judaism40+5.3%
ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021: language used at home, by Statistical Area Level 2, rolled up to Local Government Area. Change is measured from 2016.
How the headline share is counted: 34.9% is residents who named a language other than English, as a share of everyone. Another 1,815 didn't answer the question. Counting them as speaking another language would give 38.1%; leaving them out of the population altogether gives 36.0%. Higher figures quoted elsewhere usually come from one of those.
People with no usual address fall outside any suburb, which is why the national figure here is a fraction under the ABS one. The council figures aren't affected.
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