SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · South Australia

Charles Sturt

119,823 residents · 115+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
29.5%
35,372 people
Growth since last census
+18.4%
vs previous census
In context
1.37× South Australia avg
1.09× national avg
Population
119,823
CALD residents
35,372
Languages spoken
115
Fastest-growing
+99%
Narrative

Why this matters

Charles Sturt is home to 119,823 residents. 29.5% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 35,372 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Charles Sturt 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
    Italian4,594 · 3.8%
    ▼16.2%
  2. 02
    Greek4,456 · 3.7%
    ▼2.5%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese3,348 · 2.8%
    ▲14.0%
  4. 04
    Punjabi2,053 · 1.7%
    ▲98.5%
  5. 05
    Serbian1,471 · 1.2%
    ▲11.2%
  6. 06
    Mandarin1,470 · 1.2%
    ▼9.4%
  1. 01
    Arabic1,115 · 0.9%
    ▲28.6%
  2. 02
    Cantonese767 · 0.6%
    ▲11.3%
  3. 03
    Spanish718 · 0.6%
    ▲66.2%
  4. 04
    Hindi680 · 0.6%
    ▲40.8%
  5. 05
    Croatian607 · 0.5%
    ▲5.4%
  6. 06
    Polish575 · 0.5%
    ▼10.6%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 70%
ITA
GRE
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 70.5%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 29.5%
Italian
4,594 · -16.2%
Greek
4,456 · -2.5%
Vietnamese
3,348 · +14.0%
Punjabi
2,053 · +98.5%
Serbian
1,471 · +11.2%
Mandarin
1,470 · -9.4%
Arabic
1,115 · +28.6%
Cantonese
767 · +11.3%
Spanish
718 · +66.2%
Hindi
680 · +40.8%
Croatian
607
Polish
575
Portuguese
569
Malayalam
541
Tagalog
507
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Italian4,594 · 3.8%
    ▼16.2%
  2. 02
    Greek4,456 · 3.7%
    ▼2.5%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese3,348 · 2.8%
    ▲14.0%
  4. 04
    Punjabi2,053 · 1.7%
    ▲98.5%
  5. 05
    Serbian1,471 · 1.2%
    ▲11.2%
  6. 06
    Mandarin1,470 · 1.2%
    ▼9.4%
  7. 07
    Arabic1,115 · 0.9%
    ▲28.6%
  8. 08
    Cantonese767 · 0.6%
    ▲11.3%
  9. 09
    Spanish718 · 0.6%
    ▲66.2%
  10. 10
    Hindi680 · 0.6%
    ▲40.8%
  11. 11
    Croatian607 · 0.5%
    ▲5.4%
  12. 12
    Polish575 · 0.5%
    ▼10.6%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Punjabi
+98.5%
2,053 speakers · 1.7% of LGA
#2
Language
Portuguese
+71.4%
569 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#3
Language
Spanish
+66.2%
718 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Athol Park
1,995 RESIDENTS
66.7% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Woodville North
2,659 RESIDENTS
56.6% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Renown Park
1,632 RESIDENTS
49.6% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Kilkenny
1,807 RESIDENTS
43.8% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Pennington
3,697 RESIDENTS
43.6% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Findon
6,870 RESIDENTS
39.9% CALDTop: Italian
St Clair (SA)
2,497 RESIDENTS
39.1% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Woodville Park
1,831 RESIDENTS
36.2% CALDTop: Italian
Ridleyton
1,161 RESIDENTS
35.0% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Kidman Park
3,835 RESIDENTS
34.1% CALDTop: Italian
Welland
863 RESIDENTS
33.6% CALDTop: Greek
Seaton (SA)
10,635 RESIDENTS
32.9% CALDTop: Italian
Use this data

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