Mandarin
1,675 speakers
Used at home by one in 40 residents.
Mitcham, South Australia
The languages of Mitcham
According to the 2021 Census, Mandarin and Greek lead the languages spoken at home in Mitcham, where about 9,300 people use one other than English. Among the leading languages, Nepali has more than doubled since 2016. The share in the City of Adelaide is at least twice Mitcham's.
- Residents
- 65,120
- Speak another language
- 9,276
- Languages at home
- 100
- Change since 2016
- +7.1%
Which three languages are most common in Mitcham?
Is Mitcham more or less multilingual than South Australia?
South Australia sits a little above Mitcham. In South Australia, 13 councils rank higher.
- Mitcham
- 14.2%
- South Australia
- 16.9%
- City of Adelaide
- 34.4%
Same method throughout, so the gap between the bars is the real gap.
How does Mitcham's language list break down?
Ranked by speakers, with the movement since the previous census. Unnamed ABS categories ("Chinese, nfd" and the like) are left off the list but kept in the totals.
What does Mitcham's language mix look like?
- 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 Mitcham?
Fastest-growing language
Hindi
+30.0% since 2016
Hindi has grown by more than a quarter since 2016, to 260 speakers.
Which suburbs of Mitcham are most multilingual?
Suburbs differ a lot, from Bedford Park at the top to Glenalta at the bottom.
Suburb pages list every language counted in that suburb.
- Bedford ParkLed by Mandarin38%683
- St Marys (SA)Led by Nepali33%972
- PasadenaLed by Greek25%754
- UrrbraeLed by Mandarin22%232
- Melrose Park (SA)Led by Greek19%441
- Springfield (SA)Led by Mandarin19%108
- PanoramaLed by Greek19%442
- Daw ParkLed by Greek18%488
- Cumberland ParkLed by Greek18%456
- Clarence GardensLed by Mandarin16%387
- Netherby (SA)Led by Mandarin16%232
- Westbourne ParkLed by Greek15%392
- Bellevue HeightsLed by Mandarin15%401
- Hawthorn (SA)Led by Greek14%310
- Craigburn FarmLed by Mandarin13%392
- Mitcham (SA)Led by Mandarin12%224
- Kingswood (SA)Led by Mandarin12%305
- Torrens ParkLed by Mandarin11%286
- ClaphamLed by Mandarin10%173
- Eden HillsLed by Mandarin10%299
- Lower MitchamLed by Mandarin10%206
- LyntonLed by Greek9%21
- Colonel Light GardensLed by Greek8%252
- Blackwood (SA)Led by German7%281
- BelairLed by Mandarin6%274
- HawthorndeneLed by Mandarin5%186
- GlenaltaLed by German4%79
- The larger figure is each suburb's share speaking a language other than English; the smaller is people. 27 suburbs listed.
What do birthplace and religion say about Mitcham?
After Australia, most residents born overseas came from England.
Country of birth
20.9% born overseas, across 115 countries.
- 01England3,627-1.1%
- 02China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)1,307+3.2%
- 03India1,014+62.2%
- 04New Zealand573+10.8%
- 05Greece422-16.4%
- 06South Africa419+24.3%
- 07Scotland396+5.3%
- 08Germany394-3.2%
- 09Malaysia390+13.4%
- 10Nepal370+174%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs32,854+31.3%
- 02Christianity27,069-12.2%
- 03Hinduism1,027+66.2%
- 04Buddhism865+1.6%
- 05Islam781-6.7%
- 06Judaism51+24.4%
How does Mitcham look on the map?
Shade reflects the share speaking a multicultural languageany language other than English at home; council boundaries are from the ABS ASGS 2021. Explore the full Language Map.
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.
Blank answers matter here. 1,560 residents gave none, and they're left out of the 14.2%. Count them in and it's 16.6%; drop them from the base and it's 14.6%.
Figures for Mitcham itself aren't affected by the small gap between summed suburbs and ABS national totals. Unnamed ABS categories are in every total and out of every ranked list.
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