SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · South Australia

Barossa

24,908 residents · 30+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
5.8%
1,448 people
Growth since last census
+57.6%
vs previous census
In context
0.27× South Australia avg
0.21× national avg
Population
24,908
CALD residents
1,448
Languages spoken
30
Fastest-growing
+388%
Narrative

Why this matters

Barossa is home to 24,908 residents. 5.8% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 1,448 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Barossa 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
    German147 · 0.6%
    3.3%
  2. 02
    Italian51 · 0.2%
    4.1%
  3. 03
    Mandarin39 · 0.2%
    5.4%
  4. 04
    Spanish39 · 0.2%
    387.5%
  5. 05
    Russian27 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Greek20 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  1. 01
    Polish19 · 0.1%
    72.7%
  2. 02
    Afrikaans18 · 0.1%
    125.0%
  3. 03
    Bislama17 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Dutch16 · 0.1%
    77.8%
  5. 05
    Portuguese14 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Romanian13 · 0.1%
    333.3%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 94%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 94.2%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 5.8%
German
147 · -3.3%
Italian
51 · +4.1%
Mandarin
39 · +5.4%
Spanish
39 · +387.5%
Russian
27 · 0.0%
Greek
20 · 0.0%
Polish
19 · +72.7%
Afrikaans
18 · +125.0%
Bislama
17 · 0.0%
Dutch
16 · +77.8%
Portuguese
14
Romanian
13
French
9
Japanese
8
Hindi
8
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    German147 · 0.6%
    3.3%
  2. 02
    Italian51 · 0.2%
    4.1%
  3. 03
    Mandarin39 · 0.2%
    5.4%
  4. 04
    Spanish39 · 0.2%
    387.5%
  5. 05
    Russian27 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Greek20 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  7. 07
    Polish19 · 0.1%
    72.7%
  8. 08
    Afrikaans18 · 0.1%
    125.0%
  9. 09
    Bislama17 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  10. 10
    Dutch16 · 0.1%
    77.8%
  11. 11
    Portuguese14 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  12. 12
    Romanian13 · 0.1%
    333.3%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Spanish
+387.5%
39 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Romanian
+333.3%
13 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Afrikaans
+125.0%
18 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Barossa.

We turn census data into targeted outreach plans: which documents to translate first, which community leaders to engage, where the gaps are.