27.2% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Thebarton · Suburb / Locality
Language in Thebarton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than a quarter of people in Thebarton use a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas at this level. This variety is felt in daily life, where Greek is the most common second language spoken. It is a multicultural hub where 27.2% of residents speak another language, a figure well above the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Greek is spoken by 11% of residents, while Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Italian are also used. This diversity is reflected in the fact that 4.5% of people speak little or no English, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 2.7%.
4.5% ▼ -40.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Thebarton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41443/thebarton/topic/language