SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · South Australia

Coorong

5,433 residents · 16+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
12.7%
692 people
Growth since last census
+71.3%
vs previous census
In context
0.59× South Australia avg
0.47× national avg
Population
5,433
CALD residents
692
Languages spoken
16
Fastest-growing
+240%
Narrative

Why this matters

Coorong is home to 5,433 residents. 12.7% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 692 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Coorong 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
    Ngarrindjeri50 · 0.9%
    46.2%
  2. 02
    German21 · 0.4%
    75.0%
  3. 03
    Dutch17 · 0.3%
    183.3%
  4. 04
    Punjabi17 · 0.3%
    240.0%
  5. 05
    Swedish13 · 0.2%
    225.0%
  6. 06
    Filipino10 · 0.2%
    37.5%
  1. 01
    Telugu9 · 0.2%
    125.0%
  2. 02
    Bisaya7 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Ilonggo (Hiligaynon)4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Tswana4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Sinhalese4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Tagalog4 · 0.1%
    20.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 87%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 87.3%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 12.7%
Ngarrindjeri
50 · -46.2%
German
21 · +75.0%
Dutch
17 · +183.3%
Punjabi
17 · +240.0%
Swedish
13 · +225.0%
Filipino
10 · -37.5%
Telugu
9 · +125.0%
Bisaya
7 · 0.0%
Ilonggo (Hiligaynon)
4 · 0.0%
Tswana
4 · 0.0%
Sinhalese
4
Tagalog
4
Cebuano
3
Swahili
3
Greek
3
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Ngarrindjeri50 · 0.9%
    46.2%
  2. 02
    German21 · 0.4%
    75.0%
  3. 03
    Dutch17 · 0.3%
    183.3%
  4. 04
    Punjabi17 · 0.3%
    240.0%
  5. 05
    Swedish13 · 0.2%
    225.0%
  6. 06
    Filipino10 · 0.2%
    37.5%
  7. 07
    Telugu9 · 0.2%
    125.0%
  8. 08
    Bisaya7 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  9. 09
    Ilonggo (Hiligaynon)4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  10. 10
    Tswana4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  11. 11
    Sinhalese4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  12. 12
    Tagalog4 · 0.1%
    20.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Punjabi
+240.0%
17 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Swedish
+225.0%
13 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Dutch
+183.3%
17 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
Use this data

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