46.2% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Croydon · State Electorate
Language in Croydon
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all residents in Croydon speak a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This diversity has grown steadily over the last decade, with a significant number of people who speak little or no English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 46.2% of people use another language at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This is reflected in the mix of residents, with Vietnamese being the most common non-English language at 12.1%, followed by Greek, Punjabi and Mandarin. Around 10.4% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the South Australian average of 2.7%.
10.4% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 Croydon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40008/croydon/topic/language