SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · South Australia

Alexandrina

28,605 residents · 44+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
7.0%
1,991 people
Growth since last census
+82.5%
vs previous census
In context
0.34× South Australia avg
0.26× national avg
Population
28,605
CALD residents
1,991
Languages spoken
44
Fastest-growing
+580%
Narrative

Why this matters

Alexandrina is home to 28,605 residents. 7.0% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 1,991 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Alexandrina 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
    German115 · 0.4%
    17.3%
  2. 02
    French34 · 0.1%
    580.0%
  3. 03
    Afrikaans32 · 0.1%
    88.2%
  4. 04
    Greek30 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Polish27 · 0.1%
    15.6%
  6. 06
    Filipino25 · 0.1%
    78.6%
  1. 01
    Italian25 · 0.1%
    24.2%
  2. 02
    Dutch25 · 0.1%
    47.9%
  3. 03
    Mandarin23 · 0.1%
    21.1%
  4. 04
    Thai23 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Tagalog21 · 0.1%
    12.5%
  6. 06
    Japanese16 · 0.1%
    5.9%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 93%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 93.0%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 7.0%
German
115 · +17.3%
French
34 · +580.0%
Afrikaans
32 · +88.2%
Greek
30 · 0.0%
Polish
27 · -15.6%
Filipino
25 · +78.6%
Italian
25 · -24.2%
Dutch
25 · -47.9%
Mandarin
23 · +21.1%
Thai
23 · 0.0%
Tagalog
21 · -12.5%
Japanese
16 · -5.9%
Czech
15 · 0.0%
Russian
15 · +200.0%
Telugu
14 · +366.7%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    German115 · 0.4%
    17.3%
  2. 02
    French34 · 0.1%
    580.0%
  3. 03
    Afrikaans32 · 0.1%
    88.2%
  4. 04
    Greek30 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Polish27 · 0.1%
    15.6%
  6. 06
    Filipino25 · 0.1%
    78.6%
  7. 07
    Italian25 · 0.1%
    24.2%
  8. 08
    Dutch25 · 0.1%
    47.9%
  9. 09
    Mandarin23 · 0.1%
    21.1%
  10. 10
    Thai23 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  11. 11
    Tagalog21 · 0.1%
    12.5%
  12. 12
    Japanese16 · 0.1%
    5.9%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
French
+580.0%
34 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Telugu
+366.7%
14 speakers · 0.0% of LGA
#3
Language
Russian
+200.0%
15 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

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