SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · South Australia

Adelaide Hills

40,776 residents · 62+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
8.7%
3,566 people
Growth since last census
+27.8%
vs previous census
In context
0.43× South Australia avg
0.32× national avg
Population
40,776
CALD residents
3,566
Languages spoken
62
Fastest-growing
+120%
Narrative

Why this matters

Adelaide Hills is home to 40,776 residents. 8.7% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 3,566 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 Hills 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
    German262 · 0.6%
    5.1%
  2. 02
    Mandarin213 · 0.5%
    119.6%
  3. 03
    Italian212 · 0.5%
    31.6%
  4. 04
    Polish100 · 0.2%
    3.1%
  5. 05
    Russian80 · 0.2%
    12.7%
  6. 06
    Greek80 · 0.2%
    19.4%
  1. 01
    Afrikaans76 · 0.2%
    2.7%
  2. 02
    Cantonese70 · 0.2%
    45.8%
  3. 03
    French69 · 0.2%
    9.2%
  4. 04
    Spanish67 · 0.2%
    10.7%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese58 · 0.1%
    35.6%
  6. 06
    Japanese52 · 0.1%
    13.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 91%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 91.3%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 8.7%
German
262 · -5.1%
Mandarin
213 · +119.6%
Italian
212 · -31.6%
Polish
100 · +3.1%
Russian
80 · +12.7%
Greek
80 · +19.4%
Afrikaans
76 · +2.7%
Cantonese
70 · +45.8%
French
69 · -9.2%
Spanish
67 · -10.7%
Vietnamese
58 · -35.6%
Japanese
52 · +13.0%
Dutch
46 · -8.0%
Tagalog
32 · +88.2%
Persian (excluding Dari)
32 · +33.3%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    German262 · 0.6%
    5.1%
  2. 02
    Mandarin213 · 0.5%
    119.6%
  3. 03
    Italian212 · 0.5%
    31.6%
  4. 04
    Polish100 · 0.2%
    3.1%
  5. 05
    Russian80 · 0.2%
    12.7%
  6. 06
    Greek80 · 0.2%
    19.4%
  7. 07
    Afrikaans76 · 0.2%
    2.7%
  8. 08
    Cantonese70 · 0.2%
    45.8%
  9. 09
    French69 · 0.2%
    9.2%
  10. 10
    Spanish67 · 0.2%
    10.7%
  11. 11
    Vietnamese58 · 0.1%
    35.6%
  12. 12
    Japanese52 · 0.1%
    13.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Mandarin
+119.6%
213 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#2
Language
Tagalog
+88.2%
32 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Cantonese
+45.8%
70 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

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