Cowandilla, West Torrens

The languages of Cowandilla

In Cowandilla, one in three residents use a language other than English at home, according to the 2021 Census, led by Greek. Cowandilla is about level with West Torrens. It's one of the suburbs of West Torrens, which has its own page.

Residents
1,423
Speak another language
33.3%-2.9%
Languages spoken
28
Born overseas
32.2%

Which languages lead in Cowandilla?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Greek
    131-19.1%
  2. 02
    Punjabi
    58+152%
  3. 03
    Arabic
    45-10.0%
  4. 04
    Italian
    27+3.8%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese
    26+30.0%
  6. 06
    Mandarin
    22-38.9%
  7. 07
    Urdu
    19
  8. 08
    Hindi
    17-10.5%
  9. 09
    Nepali
    12+20.0%
  10. 10
    Cantonese
    11-26.7%

Which countries are Cowandilla's residents from?

Among residents born overseas, India leads.

  1. 01
    India
    72+50.0%
  2. 02
    Greece
    58-13.4%
  3. 03
    England
    36+80.0%
  4. 04
    Egypt
    27-22.9%
  5. 05
    Italy
    26+100%
  6. 06
    Vietnam
    24+167%
  7. 07
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    23-25.8%
  8. 08
    Pakistan
    17
  9. 09
    Philippines
    16-5.9%
  10. 10
    Nepal
    13+44.4%

How does Cowandilla compare with Australia as a whole?

Cowandilla's share is above Australia as a whole, at 1.6 times the rate.

Cowandilla
33.3%
West Torrens
30.9%
Australia
21.3%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

What religions are reported in Cowandilla?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    647-9.3%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    493+29.4%
  3. 03
    Islam
    87+45.0%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    57+119%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    46+17.9%

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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Cowandilla is part of West Torrens, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.