Mandarin
1,411 speakers
Used at home by one in 25 residents.
82nd of 542 local government areas for language diversity
Languages spoken in Unley
In Unley, about 7,000 people speak a language other than English at home, the 2021 Census found. Mandarin is the most common, and Greek and Italian are both in the top five. The top two are neck and neck. The share speaking another language is close to the share for South Australia.
- Residents
- 38,156
- Speak another language
- 6,982
- Languages at home
- 88
- Change since 2016
- +4.1%
Which languages are most spoken in Unley?
How have Greek and Italian changed in Unley since 2016?
Since 2016, Greek has shrunk. Across three censuses, Greek has declined. Meanwhile Hindi has grown by more than a quarter since 2016.
What are the most spoken languages in Unley?
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.
How do Unley'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
Where does Unley rank for language diversity?
Nationally
#82
Ranked against every council in Australia, Unley comes 82nd. In South Australia, it’s 12 of 70. Unley's place on the diversity index.
How does Unley compare with Australia as a whole?
Unley's share is below the national share. In South Australia, 11 councils rank higher.
- Unley
- 18.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- South Australia
- 16.9%
Shares are calculated the same way for each area, so the bars compare directly.
Which suburbs of Unley are most multilingual?
Fullarton leads, Kings Park trails, and the rest sit close between them.
Each suburb links to its own page, with the languages spoken there.
- FullartonLed by Mandarin22%977
- Everard ParkLed by Mandarin21%219
- Black ForestLed by Greek21%407
- UnleyLed by Greek20%807
- Parkside (SA)Led by Mandarin20%1,040
- WayvilleLed by Mandarin20%382
- Goodwood (SA)Led by Greek20%548
- Highgate (SA)Led by Mandarin20%279
- Forestville (SA)Led by Greek19%269
- Myrtle Bank (SA)Led by Mandarin17%520
- Malvern (SA)Led by Mandarin17%441
- Hyde Park (SA)Led by Greek16%294
- Clarence ParkLed by Greek15%391
- Unley ParkLed by Greek12%167
- MillswoodLed by Greek9%195
- Kings Park (SA)Led by Mandarin8%46
- The larger figure is each suburb's share speaking a language other than English; the smaller is people. 16 suburbs listed.
Where were Unley's residents born, and what's their faith?
After Australia, most residents born overseas came from England.
Country of birth
23.1% born overseas, across 103 countries.
- 01England1,715+2.2%
- 02China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)1,030-15.6%
- 03India827+29.6%
- 04Greece460-12.2%
- 05Italy345-15.4%
- 06New Zealand3120%
- 07Malaysia292+2.8%
- 08Nepal225+178%
- 09South Africa212+35.0%
- 10Scotland206+9.0%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs18,541+26.4%
- 02Christianity16,080-10.2%
- 03Hinduism893+56.1%
- 04Buddhism637+6.7%
- 05Islam437+6.6%
- 06Judaism55+19.6%
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.
How the headline share is counted: 18.3% is residents who named a language other than English, as a share of everyone. Another 931 didn't answer the question. Counting them as speaking another language would give 20.7%; leaving them out of the population altogether gives 18.8%. Higher figures quoted elsewhere usually come from one of those.
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.
Reuse these figures under CC BY 4.0 with credit to LEXIGO Language Map.