SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · South Australia

Goyder

4,039 residents · 8+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
8.3%
337 people
Growth since last census
+65.8%
vs previous census
In context
0.39× South Australia avg
0.31× national avg
Population
4,039
CALD residents
337
Languages spoken
8
Fastest-growing
+100%
Narrative

Why this matters

Goyder is home to 4,039 residents. 8.3% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 337 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Goyder 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
    Greek13 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    German12 · 0.3%
    71.4%
  3. 03
    Dutch6 · 0.1%
    100.0%
  4. 04
    Thai5 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Gujarati4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Sinhalese3 · 0.1%
    25.0%
  1. 01
    Tagalog3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Shona3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 92%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 91.7%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 8.3%
Greek
13 · 0.0%
German
12 · +71.4%
Dutch
6 · +100.0%
Thai
5 · 0.0%
Gujarati
4 · 0.0%
Sinhalese
3 · -25.0%
Tagalog
3 · 0.0%
Shona
3 · 0.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Greek13 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    German12 · 0.3%
    71.4%
  3. 03
    Dutch6 · 0.1%
    100.0%
  4. 04
    Thai5 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Gujarati4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Sinhalese3 · 0.1%
    25.0%
  7. 07
    Tagalog3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  8. 08
    Shona3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Dutch
+100.0%
6 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
German
+71.4%
12 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#3
Language
Greek
0.0%
13 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Goyder.

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