Mandarin
2,972 speakers
About 3.2 per cent of all residents.
Marion, South Australia
What Marion speaks at home
At the 2021 Census, one in five residents in Marion spoke a language other than English at home. Mandarin was the most common, followed by Nepali. The quickest climber in the top five is Nepali, which has more than tripled since 2016. The share speaking another language at home is 1.2 times the share for South Australia.
- Residents
- 92,832
- Speak another language
- 18,712
- Languages at home
- 119
- Change since 2016
- +21.6%
Which three languages are most common in Marion?
Where does Marion land against the City of Adelaide?
The City of Adelaide sits a little above Marion. Marion is 11th among South Australia councils.
- Marion
- 20.2%
- City of Adelaide
- 34.4%
- South Australia
- 16.9%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home, by the same method for every area.
How does Marion's language list break down?
The chip beside each count is the change since 2016. Totals include broad ABS categories like "Chinese, nfd" that the list leaves out.
How big is each language community in Marion?
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
Which language is growing fastest in Marion?
Fastest-growing language
Nepali
+262.4% since 2016
Nepali has more than tripled since 2016, the steepest rise of any language that had 150 or more speakers in 2016.
Which suburbs of Marion are most multilingual?
No suburb stands far apart; Clovelly Park is highest and Glengowrie lowest.
Every suburb here has a page of its own.
- Clovelly ParkLed by Nepali35%1,070
- Ascot ParkLed by Nepali33%1,169
- Park HolmeLed by Mandarin30%1,014
- South PlymptonLed by Mandarin29%1,372
- Mitchell Park (SA)Led by Mandarin29%1,612
- Seacombe GardensLed by Mandarin28%942
- Sturt (SA)Led by Mandarin28%772
- EdwardstownLed by Mandarin28%1,232
- TonsleyLed by Nepali28%198
- Plympton ParkLed by Mandarin25%959
- Oaklands ParkLed by Mandarin25%968
- GlandoreLed by Mandarin23%696
- MarionLed by Mandarin22%885
- Dover GardensLed by Mandarin19%567
- Seacombe HeightsLed by Greek18%284
- MorphettvilleLed by Punjabi18%629
- WarradaleLed by Mandarin15%849
- Hallett CoveLed by Mandarin12%1,504
- Sheidow ParkLed by Polish12%786
- Seaview DownsLed by Greek11%300
- Trott ParkLed by Mandarin10%300
- MarinoLed by Italian9%192
- GlengowrieLed by Greek7%412
- 23 suburbs, ordered by the share speaking another language at home, with the head count underneath.
Where were Marion's residents born?
Among residents born overseas, England leads.
Country of birth
27.2% born overseas, across 138 countries.
- 01England5,640-2.3%
- 02India2,856+51.3%
- 03China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)2,365+5.6%
- 04Nepal1,624+320%
- 05Philippines1,052+29.6%
- 06South Africa807+34.3%
- 07Scotland760-5.8%
- 08New Zealand6650%
- 09Malaysia580+31.5%
- 10Germany443-10.1%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs44,205+33.9%
- 02Christianity36,363-12.1%
- 03Hinduism3,775+104%
- 04Islam2,203+7.6%
- 05Buddhism1,559+6.8%
- 06Judaism26-10.3%
Where does Marion sit on the map of Australia's languages?
Darker shading means more residents speaking a multicultural languageany language other than English at home. ABS ASGS 2021 boundaries. Open the national map.
Figures come from the ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021 (language used at home), aggregated from Statistical Area Level 2 to Local Government Area, with 2016 for comparison.
Other sources sometimes quote 23.4% for Marion. That figure treats the 2,969 unanswered forms as another language. This page uses 20.2%, and 20.8% is the share among those who answered.
Ranked lists skip broad categories such as "Chinese, nfd", which stay in the totals. National figures are summed from suburbs and sit a touch under the ABS release.
Reuse these figures under CC BY 4.0 with credit to LEXIGO Language Map.
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