Mawson Lakes, Salisbury
Languages spoken in Mawson Lakes
At the 2021 Census, about 5,700 people in Mawson Lakes used a language other than English at home, most often Vietnamese, though no language dominates. Mandarin comes next. Mawson Lakes' share is above South Australia, at more than twice the rate.
- Residents
- 13,843
- Speak another language
- 41.4%+15.1%
- Languages spoken
- 76
- Born overseas
- 40.8%
What are Mawson Lakes' most spoken languages?
- 01Vietnamese678+4.0%
- 02Mandarin658-23.0%
- 03Punjabi593+194%
- 04Hindi305+52.5%
- 05Cantonese2830%
- 06Arabic260+3.6%
- 07Urdu235+20.5%
- 08Gujarati164+125%
- 09Hazaraghi161+388%
- 10Khmer133+17.7%
How spread out are Mawson Lakes' languages?
Even Vietnamese, the biggest, reaches only about 680 people. In all, 9 languages each reach at least one resident in 100.
Where were Mawson Lakes' residents born?
India is the most common overseas birthplace.
- 01India1,218+75.0%
- 02England512-12.2%
- 03China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)488-29.8%
- 04Vietnam472+11.8%
- 05Philippines243+7.0%
- 06Afghanistan207+95.3%
- 07Pakistan202+19.5%
- 08Malaysia173-10.8%
- 09Hong Kong (SAR of China)165+5.8%
- 10Sri Lanka160+75.8%
Is Mawson Lakes more multilingual than Australia as a whole?
Australia as a whole has a lower share than Mawson Lakes.
- Mawson Lakes
- 41.4%
- South Australia
- 16.9%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Mawson Lakes' religious mix?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs5,095+13.5%
- 02Christianity4,849-12.8%
- 03Islam1,084+26.0%
- 04Hinduism951+59.8%
- 05Buddhism768+5.8%
- 06Judaism6+20.0%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
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