SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · South Australia

Berri Barmera

10,463 residents · 36+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
14.4%
1,510 people
Growth since last census
+14.6%
vs previous census
In context
0.71× South Australia avg
0.53× national avg
Population
10,463
CALD residents
1,510
Languages spoken
36
Fastest-growing
+170%
Narrative

Why this matters

Berri Barmera is home to 10,463 residents. 14.4% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 1,510 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Berri Barmera 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
    Greek338 · 3.2%
    15.5%
  2. 02
    Punjabi211 · 2.0%
    49.6%
  3. 03
    Filipino43 · 0.4%
    65.4%
  4. 04
    Italian33 · 0.3%
    34.0%
  5. 05
    Tongan31 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Telugu27 · 0.3%
    170.0%
  1. 01
    Croatian25 · 0.2%
    16.7%
  2. 02
    Tagalog18 · 0.2%
    28.0%
  3. 03
    Mandarin18 · 0.2%
    12.5%
  4. 04
    Arabic16 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Bislama14 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Tamil13 · 0.1%
    116.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 86%
GRE
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 85.6%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 14.4%
Greek
338 · -15.5%
Punjabi
211 · +49.6%
Filipino
43 · +65.4%
Italian
33
Tongan
31
Telugu
27
Croatian
25
Tagalog
18
Mandarin
18
Arabic
16
Bislama
Tamil
Spanish
Ngarrindjeri
German
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Greek338 · 3.2%
    15.5%
  2. 02
    Punjabi211 · 2.0%
    49.6%
  3. 03
    Filipino43 · 0.4%
    65.4%
  4. 04
    Italian33 · 0.3%
    34.0%
  5. 05
    Tongan31 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Telugu27 · 0.3%
    170.0%
  7. 07
    Croatian25 · 0.2%
    16.7%
  8. 08
    Tagalog18 · 0.2%
    28.0%
  9. 09
    Mandarin18 · 0.2%
    12.5%
  10. 10
    Arabic16 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  11. 11
    Bislama14 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  12. 12
    Tamil13 · 0.1%
    116.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Telugu
+170.0%
27 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Tamil
+116.7%
13 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Filipino
+65.4%
43 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Berri Barmera.

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