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Figure 6.12: Time Series Analysis of Population that speaks a language other than English
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Data Source:
ABS Time Series Profile for the Cities of Port Adelaide Enfield, Charles Sturt, West Torrens and Greater Adelaide
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Based upon ‘place of enumeration’ - the place at which the person was counted on Census Night.
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Defined using the State Government Western Adelaide Region boundary (i.e. the population of Port Adelaide Enfield (west), Charles Sturt and West
Torrens)
6.3.3. Top 10 Languages other than English
A culturally and linguistically diverse region, Western Adelaide has high numbers of speakers of a number
of languages when compared with Greater Adelaide. All of the top ten languages spoken in the region -
Greek, Italian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Serbian, Arabic, Polish, Punjabi, Tagalog and Croation – are all
spoken by a higher proportion of the population in Western Adelaide than across Greater Adelaide.
Within the Region, Port Adelaide Enfield has a particularly high concentration of Vietnamese and Chinese
speakers, while Charles Sturt is home to higher proportions of Greek, Italian and Serbian speakers.
Nearly 7.5% of the population of West Torrens speaks Greek, while there are also very high proportions
of Chinese language speakers.
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Port Adelaide
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West Torrens Western Adelaide Greater Adelaide
Percentage of Population
2001 Census
2006 Census
2011 Census
