Mandarin
315 speakers
That's one in 25 residents.
68th of 542 local government areas for language diversity
Languages spoken in Walkerville
Greek and Italian still rank among the main languages of Walkerville, where the 2021 Census counted about 1,700 people speaking a language other than English at home. The share speaking another language at home is 1.3 times the share for South Australia.
- Residents
- 7,858
- Speak another language
- 1,709
- Languages at home
- 55
- Change since 2016
- +12.3%
Which three languages lead in Walkerville?
Are Walkerville's post-war languages holding on?
Greek and Italian have fewer speakers than in 2016. Go back to 2011 and Greek was smaller than today. The quickest growth is in Mandarin, which has grown.
How does each language in Walkerville compare with 2016?
Ten rows at a time, largest first. Anything the ABS couldn't pin to a single language is counted in the totals, not here.
- 01315+24.0%
- 02165-12.2%
- 03155-17.1%
- 04147+38.7%
- 05131+11.0%
- 0676+33.3%
- 0758+205%
- 0856+86.7%
- 0955-1.8%
- 1053+23.3%
How do Walkerville'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 Walkerville sit on the diversity index?
Nationally
#68
Walkerville ranks 68th of 542 local government areas nationally. In South Australia, it’s 10 of 70. Find Walkerville on the diversity index.
Where does Walkerville stand against the City of Adelaide?
The City of Adelaide sits a little above Walkerville. In South Australia, Walkerville is in 10th place.
- Walkerville
- 21.7%
- 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 Walkerville are most multilingual?
The 4 suburbs sit close together, Vale Park at the top.
Every suburb here has a page of its own.
- Vale ParkLed by Mandarin27%642
- Walkerville (SA)Led by Mandarin20%553
- MedindieLed by Greek20%227
- Gilberton (SA)Led by Mandarin19%287
- 4 suburbs in Walkerville. 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 Walkerville?
England is the most common overseas birthplace.
Country of birth
27.7% born overseas, across 74 countries.
- 01England396-1.5%
- 02India282+85.5%
- 03China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)254+5.8%
- 04Vietnam122+67.1%
- 05Malaysia111+22.0%
- 06Italy91-18.0%
- 07Sri Lanka67+52.3%
- 08New Zealand65-8.5%
- 09Hong Kong (SAR of China)51+2.0%
- 10Iran50-5.7%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity3,641-6.1%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs3,146+25.4%
- 03Hinduism279+89.8%
- 04Buddhism261+46.6%
- 05Islam181+67.6%
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.
Other sources sometimes quote 25.3% for Walkerville. That figure treats the 279 unanswered forms as another language. This page uses 21.7%, and 22.5% is the share among those who answered.
Language lists name languages only; residual ABS groups are in the totals. Summed-suburb national totals run a little low.
Reuse these figures under CC BY 4.0 with credit to LEXIGO Language Map.
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