Greek
843 speakers
That's one in 25 residents.
47th of 542 local government areas for language diversity
Languages spoken in Prospect
Greek and Italian still rank among the main languages of Prospect, where the 2021 Census counted about 5,400 people speaking a language other than English at home. Only a small margin separates Vietnamese from the leader. Across South Australia, the share speaking another language is lower than in Prospect.
- Residents
- 19,385
- Speak another language
- 5,431
- Languages at home
- 81
- Change since 2016
- +19.1%
Which three languages lead in Prospect?
Vietnamese
751 speakers
Its speaker count has grown by more than half since 2016.
Italian
517 speakers
About 2.7 per cent of all residents.
How have Greek and Italian changed in Prospect since 2016?
Greek and Italian have fewer speakers than in 2016. Go back to 2011 and Greek was larger than today. The quickest growth is in Vietnamese, which has grown by more than half.
What are the most spoken languages in Prospect?
Ten rows at a time, largest first. Anything the ABS couldn't pin to a single language is counted in the totals, not here.
How do Prospect's languages compare in size?
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
How does Prospect rank against every other council?
Nationally
#47
Prospect ranks 47th of 542 local government areas nationally. In South Australia, it’s 6 of 70. Compare Prospect with every council on the diversity index.
Where does Prospect stand against the City of Adelaide?
Prospect's share is under the share for the City of Adelaide, though not by much. In South Australia, Prospect is in 6th place.
- Prospect
- 28.0%
- City of Adelaide
- 34.4%
- South Australia
- 16.9%
Each bar uses the same count: residents who named another home language, over all residents.
Which suburbs of Prospect are most multilingual?
The 5 suburbs sit close together, Collinswood at the top.
The suburb names link through to their own figures.
- CollinswoodLed by Greek31%474
- Fitzroy (SA)Led by Vietnamese29%223
- Prospect (SA)Led by Greek29%4,177
- Medindie GardensLed by Greek25%84
- NailsworthLed by Gujarati22%473
- 5 suburbs in Prospect. The percentage is residents speaking a language other than English at home; the figure beneath it is how many people that is.
What do religion and birthplace show in Prospect?
India is the most common overseas birthplace.
Country of birth
26.5% born overseas, across 87 countries.
- 01India1,133+36.5%
- 02England655-5.2%
- 03Vietnam479+67.5%
- 04Italy334-14.4%
- 05China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)325-7.9%
- 06Greece281-15.9%
- 07Philippines164+60.8%
- 08Malaysia139+0.7%
- 09Nepal127+135%
- 10New Zealand119-7.0%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity8,490-4.8%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs7,805+33.6%
- 03Hinduism908+25.6%
- 04Buddhism571+32.8%
- 05Islam513+8.0%
- 06Judaism30%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home by Statistical Area Level 2, aggregated to Local Government Area. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
28.0% is the share of all residents who reported a language other than English. The 594 who didn't answer aren't counted as speakers. If they were, the share would be 31.1%; among respondents alone it's 28.9%.
Language lists name languages only; residual ABS groups are in the totals. Summed-suburb national totals run a little low.
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