Nepali
1,414 speakers
Its speaker count has more than doubled since 2016.
Playford, South Australia
Languages spoken in Playford
The 2021 Census shows 14 per cent of residents in Playford using a language other than English at home, a mix without one dominant group and led by Nepali. The top two are neck and neck. Playford's share trails the national share.
- Residents
- 98,158
- Speak another language
- 14,088
- Languages at home
- 132
- Change since 2016
- +39.2%
Which three languages are most common in Playford?
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Hazaraghi
1,274 speakers
It has more than doubled since 2016.
Vietnamese
890 speakers
Used at home by fewer than one in 100 residents.
Where does Playford land against South Australia?
South Australia sits a little above Playford. In South Australia, 14 councils rank higher.
- Playford
- 14.4%
- South Australia
- 16.9%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Residents speaking a language other than English at home, as a share of all residents.
How does Playford'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.
- 011,414+105%
- 021,274+133%
- 03890+10.1%
- 04782-3.0%
- 05750+79.9%
- 06598+38.4%
- 07538+7.2%
- 08500+13.1%
- 09474+225%
- 10437-27.6%
How big is each language community in Playford?
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
Which community in Playford grew most since 2016?
Fastest-growing language
Hazaraghi
+133.3% since 2016
It started from at least 150 speakers in 2016, so the rise isn't a small-number effect.
How do Playford's suburbs compare?
From Elizabeth Vale down to One Tree Hill, the gap is modest.
Each suburb links to its own page, with the languages spoken there.
- Munno Para DownsLed by Vietnamese42%86
- Buckland ParkLed by Vietnamese36%96
- Penfield GardensLed by Vietnamese31%80
- Elizabeth ValeLed by Nepali29%1,170
- Waterloo CornerLed by Vietnamese28%210
- Virginia (SA)Led by Vietnamese24%660
- ElizabethLed by Hazaraghi23%235
- PenfieldLed by Vietnamese22%108
- Elizabeth ParkLed by Hazaraghi22%965
- Elizabeth SouthLed by Nepali21%660
- EyreLed by Khmer21%231
- Elizabeth GroveLed by Nepali19%475
- Smithfield (SA)Led by Hazaraghi17%387
- Elizabeth EastLed by Hazaraghi16%747
- Davoren ParkLed by Hazaraghi16%1,026
- Macdonald ParkLed by Gujarati16%128
- Smithfield PlainsLed by Kirundi (Rundi)15%475
- Munno ParaLed by Punjabi13%620
- Andrews FarmLed by Dinka13%1,073
- Munno Para WestLed by Dinka12%925
- BlakeviewLed by Nepali12%1,062
- HillbankLed by Nepali12%581
- Gould CreekLed by Italian11%23
- Elizabeth DownsLed by Hazaraghi10%507
- Elizabeth NorthLed by Kirundi (Rundi)10%341
- CraigmoreLed by Dinka9%948
- UleyburyLed by Italian6%17
- Angle ValeLed by Italian5%207
- One Tree HillLed by Italian4%33
- Yattalunga (SA)Led by German3%9
- BibaringaLed by German1%3
- Each percentage is the share of a suburb speaking a language other than English at home, over the number of people. 31 suburbs in all.
What do birthplace and religion say about Playford?
The largest group born overseas comes from England.
Country of birth
20.1% born overseas, across 117 countries.
- 01England6,322-9.4%
- 02Afghanistan1,124+49.1%
- 03Philippines893+56.4%
- 04India724+95.1%
- 05Scotland715-18.8%
- 06New Zealand641+11.3%
- 07Vietnam637+26.9%
- 08Bhutan618+65.2%
- 09Nepal564+117%
- 10Myanmar482+219%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs50,392+40.6%
- 02Christianity33,522-15.1%
- 03Islam3,734+86.1%
- 04Buddhism1,773+18.0%
- 05Hinduism1,222+71.4%
- 06Judaism14+55.6%
How does Playford look on the map?
Playford on the Language Map, shaded for residents who speak a multicultural languageany language other than English at home (ABS ASGS 2021 boundaries). View all councils.
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: 5,917 residents didn't state a language, and this page doesn't count them as speaking one. That's why 14.4% sits below the 20.4% you'd get by counting every blank, and below 15.3% measured across respondents only.
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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