Tea Tree Gully, South Australia

Languages spoken in Tea Tree Gully

Punjabi, Italian and Mandarin are the main languages after English in Tea Tree Gully, where the 2021 Census counted 14 per cent of residents speaking one at home. The top two are neck and neck. Tea Tree Gully's share is well under the share for the City of Adelaide.

Residents
97,907
Speak another language
13,409
Languages at home
116
Change since 2016
+25.7%

Which languages lead in Tea Tree Gully?

Punjabi

1,568 speakers

Its speaker count has more than tripled since 2016.

Italian

1,391 speakers

About 1.4 per cent of all residents.

Mandarin

1,138 speakers

Used at home by one in 90 residents.

Where does Tea Tree Gully land against South Australia?

Tea Tree Gully's share is under the share for South Australia, though not by much. That puts Tea Tree Gully in the upper half of South Australia's councils.

Tea Tree Gully
13.7%
South Australia
16.9%
City of Adelaide
34.4%

Shares are calculated the same way for each area, so the bars compare directly.

See where Tea Tree Gully sits on the diversity index.

What are the most spoken languages in Tea Tree Gully?

Speakers at home, with the change since 2016. Broad ABS categories such as "Chinese, nfd" count towards the totals but aren't listed, so the shares can add up to more than the languages shown.

  1. 011,568+205%
  2. 021,391-17.3%
  3. 031,138+0.8%
  4. 04678+59.9%
  5. 05638+94.5%
  6. 06566+2.0%
  7. 07455+88.8%
  8. 08438+77.3%
  9. 09373-9.7%
  10. 10359+30.5%

What does Tea Tree Gully's language mix look like?

  • Grew 50%+
  • 25%+
  • 10%+
  • Held
  • Slipped
  • Declined 10%+
  • Not comparable
The 18 most spoken languages in Tea Tree Gully, covering 9,904 speakers. Bigger blocks mean more speakers, and the shade shows the change on 2016. Every figure is also in the table below.
  • Grew 50%+
  • 25%+
  • 10%+
  • Held
  • Slipped
  • Declined 10%+
  • Not comparable
The 18 most spoken languages in Tea Tree Gully, covering 9,904 speakers. Bigger blocks mean more speakers, and the shade shows the change on 2016. Every figure is also in the table below.

What's the fastest-growing language in Tea Tree Gully?

Fastest-growing language

Punjabi

+205.1% since 2016

It started from at least 150 speakers in 2016, so the rise isn't a small-number effect.

Where in Tea Tree Gully is a language other than English most common?

Holden Hill and Fairview Park sit at opposite ends.

Pick a suburb to see its languages in full.

What do birthplace and religion say about Tea Tree Gully?

The largest group born overseas comes from England.

Country of birth

22.5% born overseas, across 124 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    7,715-9.7%
  2. 02
    India
    2,926+128%
  3. 03
    Italy
    974-11.3%
  4. 04
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    925-6.9%
  5. 05
    Scotland
    760-11.2%
  6. 06
    Philippines
    659+54.3%
  7. 07
    Germany
    624-20.2%
  8. 08
    New Zealand
    574+10.0%
  9. 09
    South Africa
    478+19.5%
  10. 10
    Sri Lanka
    439+74.2%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    44,776+31.6%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    42,995-15.3%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    2,097+99.9%
  4. 04
    Islam
    1,582+72.9%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    1,066+19.2%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    20-44.4%

Where does Tea Tree Gully 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.

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.

Blank answers matter here. 2,729 residents gave none, and they're left out of the 13.7%. Count them in and it's 16.5%; drop them from the base and it's 14.1%.

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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