SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · South Australia

Clare and Gilbert Valleys

9,045 residents · 25+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
7.9%
719 people
Growth since last census
+381.9%
vs previous census
In context
0.39× South Australia avg
0.29× national avg
Population
9,045
CALD residents
719
Languages spoken
25
Fastest-growing
+1025%
Narrative

Why this matters

Clare and Gilbert Valleys is home to 9,045 residents. 7.9% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 719 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Clare and Gilbert Valleys 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
    Punjabi45 · 0.5%
    1025.0%
  2. 02
    Tagalog18 · 0.2%
    350.0%
  3. 03
    Afrikaans16 · 0.2%
    23.1%
  4. 04
    Hindi15 · 0.2%
    400.0%
  5. 05
    Spanish13 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Italian10 · 0.1%
    42.9%
  1. 01
    Thai10 · 0.1%
    100.0%
  2. 02
    German10 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Dutch8 · 0.1%
    42.9%
  4. 04
    Shona7 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Auslan5 · 0.1%
    66.7%
  6. 06
    Russian5 · 0.1%
    25.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 92%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 92.1%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 7.9%
Punjabi
45 · +1025.0%
Tagalog
18 · +350.0%
Afrikaans
16 · +23.1%
Hindi
15 · +400.0%
Spanish
13 · 0.0%
Italian
10 · +42.9%
Thai
10 · +100.0%
German
10 · 0.0%
Dutch
8 · -42.9%
Shona
7 · 0.0%
Auslan
5 · +66.7%
Russian
5 · +25.0%
Mandarin
5 · 0.0%
Polish
5 · 0.0%
Gujarati
4 · 0.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Punjabi45 · 0.5%
    1025.0%
  2. 02
    Tagalog18 · 0.2%
    350.0%
  3. 03
    Afrikaans16 · 0.2%
    23.1%
  4. 04
    Hindi15 · 0.2%
    400.0%
  5. 05
    Spanish13 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Italian10 · 0.1%
    42.9%
  7. 07
    Thai10 · 0.1%
    100.0%
  8. 08
    German10 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  9. 09
    Dutch8 · 0.1%
    42.9%
  10. 10
    Shona7 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  11. 11
    Auslan5 · 0.1%
    66.7%
  12. 12
    Russian5 · 0.1%
    25.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Punjabi
+1025.0%
45 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#2
Language
Hindi
+400.0%
15 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Tagalog
+350.0%
18 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Clare and Gilbert Valleys.

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