Italian
1,318 speakers
Its speaker count has fallen by more than a quarter since 2016.
65th of 542 local government areas for language diversity
What Griffith speaks at home
At the 2021 Census, 22 per cent of residents in Griffith spoke a language other than English at home, most often Italian, followed by Punjabi. Of the top five, Gujarati has more than tripled since 2016. There's little between Griffith and Australia as a whole on this measure.
- Residents
- 26,785
- Speak another language
- 6,017
- Languages at home
- 74
- Change since 2016
- +19.6%
How quickly are Griffith's languages changing?
Since 2016, Gujarati has more than tripled. Growth across every other language combined was slower.
Who are Griffith's largest language communities?
Italian leads, and the next two follow in order.
Has Griffith overtaken New South Wales?
Griffith is a little under New South Wales. Griffith ranks 23rd in New South Wales, in the top half.
- Griffith
- 22.5%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Residents speaking a language other than English at home, as a share of all residents.
Which languages have the most speakers in Griffith?
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.
Where in Griffith are other languages most common?
The 10 suburbs differ only a little, with Griffith highest.
Suburb pages list every language counted in that suburb.
- Griffith (NSW)Led by Italian27%5,288
- HanwoodLed by Italian14%221
- YoogaliLed by Italian13%133
- TharbogangLed by Italian12%72
- Lake WyanganLed by Italian10%89
- Yenda (NSW)Led by Italian8%118
- BilbulLed by Italian7%50
- NericonLed by Italian5%13
- WillbriggieLed by Italian4%15
- BeelbangeraLed by Italian3%18
- Each percentage is the share of a suburb speaking a language other than English at home, over the number of people. 10 suburbs in all.
Where were Griffith's residents born?
The largest group born overseas comes from India.
Country of birth
21.0% born overseas, across 71 countries.
- 01India1,881+90.6%
- 02Italy820-23.6%
- 03New Zealand418-0.7%
- 04Philippines391+93.6%
- 05Malaysia262+198%
- 06England223+3.2%
- 07Samoa174+32.8%
- 08Fiji169-4.5%
- 09Pakistan169+56.5%
- 10South Africa141+95.8%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity16,506-4.1%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs5,016+36.9%
- 03Hinduism1,301+184%
- 04Islam746+50.4%
- 05Buddhism163+53.8%
- 06Judaism6
Where is Griffith on the language map?
Griffith shaded by the share of residents speaking a multicultural languageany language other than English at home. Boundaries are ABS ASGS 2021. See every council on one map.
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.
A note on method: 2,153 residents didn't state a language, and this page doesn't count them as speaking one. That's why 22.5% sits below the 30.5% you'd get by counting every blank, and below 24.4% measured across respondents only.
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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