Italian
4,619 speakers
Spoken at home by 3.8 per cent of residents.
56th of 542 local government areas for language diversity
The languages of Charles Sturt
At the 2021 Census, 26 per cent of residents in Charles Sturt spoke a language other than English at home, with Italian and Greek among the most common. Greek runs a close second. Charles Sturt's share is higher than the national share.
- Residents
- 122,052
- Speak another language
- 31,256
- Languages at home
- 130
- Change since 2016
- +8.3%
Which three languages lead in Charles Sturt?
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Greek
4,546 speakers
About 3.7 per cent of all residents.
Vietnamese
3,351 speakers
Used at home by one in 35 residents.
How have Italian and Greek changed in Charles Sturt since 2016?
Italian has shrunk since 2016, as older speakers aren't replaced one for one. In 2011, Italian had more speakers here than it does now. Newer communities are growing: Punjabi has grown by about three quarters since 2016.
Which languages are growing and which are shrinking in Charles Sturt?
Counts are people who speak the language at home; the chip is their change since 2016. Catch-all ABS groups aren't listed.
How big is each language community in Charles Sturt?
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
Where does Charles Sturt rank for language diversity?
Nationally
#56
On the diversity index, which ranks every council by the share speaking a multicultural language at home, Charles Sturt is 56th of 542. In South Australia, it’s 8 of 70. Charles Sturt's place on the diversity index.
How does Charles Sturt compare with South Australia?
South Australia comes in under Charles Sturt's share. Within South Australia, Charles Sturt ranks 8th of 70.
- Charles Sturt
- 25.6%
- South Australia
- 16.9%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Same method throughout, so the gap between the bars is the real gap.
Which suburbs of Charles Sturt are most multilingual?
Athol Park and Semaphore Park sit at opposite ends.
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- Athol ParkLed by Vietnamese63%1,260
- Woodville NorthLed by Vietnamese53%1,402
- Renown ParkLed by Vietnamese45%731
- KilkennyLed by Vietnamese39%713
- PenningtonLed by Vietnamese38%1,409
- St Clair (SA)Led by Vietnamese36%899
- FindonLed by Italian36%2,444
- Woodville ParkLed by Italian33%599
- Kidman ParkLed by Italian31%1,181
- RidleytonLed by Vietnamese31%357
- WellandLed by Greek30%262
- Fulham GardensLed by Italian30%1,944
- Allenby GardensLed by Greek30%604
- Woodville (SA)Led by Vietnamese29%665
- West CroydonLed by Greek29%1,218
- Flinders ParkLed by Greek29%1,593
- West HindmarshLed by Greek28%436
- Seaton (SA)Led by Italian28%3,005
- Woodville WestLed by Punjabi28%1,074
- Beverley (SA)Led by Punjabi27%418
- BromptonLed by Greek27%958
- Royal ParkLed by Serbian26%895
- Croydon (SA)Led by Greek26%301
- Woodville SouthLed by Greek24%826
- Hendon (SA)Led by Italian23%327
- Albert Park (SA)Led by Italian22%342
- BowdenLed by Mandarin20%361
- Hindmarsh (SA)Led by Mandarin19%41
- West LakesLed by Italian18%1,131
- OvinghamLed by Vietnamese18%133
- Cheltenham (SA)Led by Greek16%345
- Tennyson (SA)Led by Greek15%170
- West Beach (SA)Led by Greek14%704
- West Lakes ShoreLed by Greek13%422
- Grange (SA)Led by Greek12%758
- Henley BeachLed by Greek10%635
- Henley Beach SouthLed by Greek10%283
- Semaphore ParkLed by Italian9%410
- Each percentage is the share of a suburb speaking a language other than English at home, over the number of people. 38 suburbs in all.
Where were Charles Sturt's residents born, and what's their faith?
The largest group born overseas comes from England.
Country of birth
26.0% born overseas, across 140 countries.
- 01England4,386+4.6%
- 02India4,157+56.5%
- 03Italy3,145-6.6%
- 04Vietnam2,631+18.2%
- 05Greece1,670-5.5%
- 06China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)1,153-15.0%
- 07Philippines1,108+31.7%
- 08New Zealand739+0.7%
- 09Germany7130%
- 10Scotland644+11.0%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity60,410-3.3%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs46,353+37.4%
- 03Islam3,265+29.2%
- 04Buddhism3,121+0.9%
- 05Hinduism2,289+58.0%
- 06Judaism28+75.0%
Data: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home, summed from Statistical Area Level 2 to council. Changes are against the 2016 Census.
How the headline share is counted: 25.6% is residents who named a language other than English, as a share of everyone. Another 4,457 didn't answer the question. Counting them as speaking another language would give 29.3%; leaving them out of the population altogether gives 26.6%. Higher figures quoted elsewhere usually come from one of those.
Two caveats: summing suburbs leaves out residents with no usual address, so national totals land a little under ABS published figures, and ranked lists leave out broad ABS categories that don't name a language.
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