SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · South Australia

Adelaide

24,358 residents · 69+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
42.7%
10,400 people
Growth since last census
+27.4%
vs previous census
In context
1.99× South Australia avg
1.58× national avg
Population
24,358
CALD residents
10,400
Languages spoken
69
Fastest-growing
+195%
Narrative

Why this matters

Adelaide is home to 24,358 residents. 42.7% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 10,400 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Adelaide into a single shareable document: the languages spoken at home, the communities growing fastest, and the suburb-level variation that a council-wide average hides.

Languages

The twelve most-spoken

Bars show share of LGA residents · growth since last census

  1. 01
    Mandarin3,440 · 14.1%
    ▲6.0%
  2. 02
    Cantonese818 · 3.4%
    ▲6.2%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese424 · 1.7%
    ▲79.7%
  4. 04
    Hindi317 · 1.3%
    ▲82.2%
  5. 05
    Korean293 · 1.2%
    ▼3.3%
  6. 06
    Spanish236 · 1.0%
    ▲6.8%
  1. 01
    Greek226 · 0.9%
    ▲0.4%
  2. 02
    Arabic211 · 0.9%
    ▼36.4%
  3. 03
    Italian200 · 0.8%
    ▼10.3%
  4. 04
    Persian (excluding Dari)145 · 0.6%
    ▲29.5%
  5. 05
    Japanese124 · 0.5%
    ▼10.8%
  6. 06
    French118 · 0.5%
    ▲9.3%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 57%
MAN
CAN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 57.3%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 42.7%
Mandarin
3,440 · +6.0%
Cantonese
818 · +6.2%
Vietnamese
424 · +79.7%
Hindi
317
Korean
293
Spanish
236 · +6.8%
Greek
226 · +0.4%
Arabic
211 · -36.4%
Italian
200 · -10.3%
Persian (excluding Dari)
145 · +29.5%
Japanese
French
Portuguese
Tagalog
Filipino
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin3,440 · 14.1%
    ▲6.0%
  2. 02
    Cantonese818 · 3.4%
    ▲6.2%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese424 · 1.7%
    ▲79.7%
  4. 04
    Hindi317 · 1.3%
    ▲82.2%
  5. 05
    Korean293 · 1.2%
    ▼3.3%
  6. 06
    Spanish236 · 1.0%
    ▲6.8%
  7. 07
    Greek226 · 0.9%
    ▲0.4%
  8. 08
    Arabic211 · 0.9%
    ▼36.4%
  9. 09
    Italian200 · 0.8%
    ▼10.3%
  10. 10
    Persian (excluding Dari)145 · 0.6%
    ▲29.5%
  11. 11
    Japanese124 · 0.5%
    ▼10.8%
  12. 12
    French118 · 0.5%
    ▲9.3%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Tagalog
+194.7%
112 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#2
Language
Filipino
+141.0%
94 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
#3
Language
Hindi
+82.2%
317 speakers · 1.3% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Adelaide
17,716 RESIDENTS
49.6% CALDTop: Mandarin
North Adelaide
6,642 RESIDENTS
24.4% CALDTop: Mandarin
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