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Local Government Area · South Australia

Coober Pedy

1,528 residents · 18+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
40.4%
617 people
Growth since last census
+11.1%
vs previous census
In context
1.97× South Australia avg
1.48× national avg
Population
1,528
CALD residents
617
Languages spoken
18
Fastest-growing
+88%
Narrative

Why this matters

Coober Pedy is home to 1,528 residents. 40.4% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 617 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Coober Pedy 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
    Sinhalese71 · 4.6%
    ▲42.0%
  2. 02
    Greek56 · 3.7%
    ▼39.1%
  3. 03
    Serbian32 · 2.1%
    ▲18.5%
  4. 04
    Croatian30 · 2.0%
    ▼21.1%
  5. 05
    Yankunytjatjara23 · 1.5%
    ▲0.0%
  6. 06
    Pitjantjatjara19 · 1.2%
    ▲72.7%
  1. 01
    Tagalog15 · 1.0%
    ▲87.5%
  2. 02
    German15 · 1.0%
    ▲36.4%
  3. 03
    Urdu5 · 0.3%
    ▼58.3%
  4. 04
    Cantonese5 · 0.3%
    ▲66.7%
  5. 05
    Japanese4 · 0.3%
    ▲0.0%
  6. 06
    Italian4 · 0.3%
    ▼63.6%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 60%
SIN
GRE
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 59.6%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 40.4%
Sinhalese
71 · +42.0%
Greek
56 · -39.1%
Serbian
32 · +18.5%
Croatian
30 · -21.1%
Yankunytjatjara
23 · 0.0%
Pitjantjatjara
19 · +72.7%
Tagalog
15 · +87.5%
German
15 · +36.4%
Urdu
5 · -58.3%
Cantonese
5 · +66.7%
Japanese
Italian
Bosnian
French
Mandarin
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Sinhalese71 · 4.6%
    ▲42.0%
  2. 02
    Greek56 · 3.7%
    ▼39.1%
  3. 03
    Serbian32 · 2.1%
    ▲18.5%
  4. 04
    Croatian30 · 2.0%
    ▼21.1%
  5. 05
    Yankunytjatjara23 · 1.5%
    ▲0.0%
  6. 06
    Pitjantjatjara19 · 1.2%
    ▲72.7%
  7. 07
    Tagalog15 · 1.0%
    ▲87.5%
  8. 08
    German15 · 1.0%
    ▲36.4%
  9. 09
    Urdu5 · 0.3%
    ▼58.3%
  10. 10
    Cantonese5 · 0.3%
    ▲66.7%
  11. 11
    Japanese4 · 0.3%
    ▲0.0%
  12. 12
    Italian4 · 0.3%
    ▼63.6%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Tagalog
+87.5%
15 speakers · 1.0% of LGA
#2
Language
Pitjantjatjara
+72.7%
19 speakers · 1.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Cantonese
+66.7%
5 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Coober Pedy
1,528 RESIDENTS
40.4% CALDTop: Sinhalese
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