Main languages other than English spoken at home in South Australia
| Language spoken at home | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Italian | 33,294 | 29,109 |
| Mandarin | 16,497 | 28,780 |
| Greek | 25,250 | 22,993 |
| Vietnamese | 15,969 | 19,017 |
| Cantonese | 9,000 | 9,666 |
| Punjabi | 4,426 | 9,306 |
| Arabic | 7,467 | 9,292 |
| Hindi | 4,419 | 7,310 |
| German | 7,460 | 6,453 |
| Polish | 6,242 | 5,677 |
| Spanish | 4,908 | 5,669 |
| Tagalog | 3,818 | 5,486 |
| Persian (excluding Dari) | 2,900 | 4,745 |
| Serbian | 4,282 | 4,175 |
| Filipino | 2,974 | 3,861 |
| Korean | 3,059 | 3,600 |
| Russian | 3,118 | 3,289 |
| Croatian | 3,437 | 3,075 |
| French | 2,247 | 2,942 |
| Dutch | 2,139 | 2,720 |
| Afrikaans | 2,399 | 2,701 |
| Tamil | 2,193 | 2,640 |
| Urdu | 3,105 | 2,551 |
| Sinhalese | 2,136 | 2,406 |
| Bengali | 3,673 | 2,362 |
| Other | 53,135 | 76,375 |
| Total | 229,547 | 276,200 |
These summaries of South Australia's diverse population have been prepared by Multicultural Affairs, based on the 2016 census data.