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Local Government Area · South Australia

Holdfast Bay

36,992 residents · 76+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
12.9%
4,764 people
Growth since last census
+65.3%
vs previous census
In context
0.60× South Australia avg
0.48× national avg
Population
36,992
CALD residents
4,764
Languages spoken
76
Fastest-growing
+364%
Narrative

Why this matters

Holdfast Bay is home to 36,992 residents. 12.9% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 4,764 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Holdfast Bay 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
    Mandarin317 · 0.9%
    ▲17.8%
  2. 02
    Greek313 · 0.8%
    ▲21.3%
  3. 03
    Portuguese246 · 0.7%
    ▲364.2%
  4. 04
    Spanish205 · 0.6%
    ▲75.2%
  5. 05
    Italian202 · 0.5%
    ▼25.5%
  6. 06
    German169 · 0.5%
    ▲12.7%
  1. 01
    Punjabi159 · 0.4%
    ▲55.9%
  2. 02
    Persian (excluding Dari)159 · 0.4%
    ▲23.3%
  3. 03
    Hindi133 · 0.4%
    ▲70.5%
  4. 04
    Cantonese99 · 0.3%
    ▲11.2%
  5. 05
    Arabic95 · 0.3%
    ▲15.9%
  6. 06
    Russian95 · 0.3%
    ▲35.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 87%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 87.1%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 12.9%
Mandarin
317 · +17.8%
Greek
313 · +21.3%
Portuguese
246 · +364.2%
Spanish
205 · +75.2%
Italian
202 · -25.5%
German
169 · +12.7%
Punjabi
159 · +55.9%
Persian (excluding Dari)
159 · +23.3%
Hindi
133 · +70.5%
Cantonese
99 · +11.2%
Arabic
95 · +15.9%
Russian
95 · +35.7%
Nepali
87 · +295.5%
French
85 · -3.4%
Vietnamese
74 · +105.6%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin317 · 0.9%
    ▲17.8%
  2. 02
    Greek313 · 0.8%
    ▲21.3%
  3. 03
    Portuguese246 · 0.7%
    ▲364.2%
  4. 04
    Spanish205 · 0.6%
    ▲75.2%
  5. 05
    Italian202 · 0.5%
    ▼25.5%
  6. 06
    German169 · 0.5%
    ▲12.7%
  7. 07
    Punjabi159 · 0.4%
    ▲55.9%
  8. 08
    Persian (excluding Dari)159 · 0.4%
    ▲23.3%
  9. 09
    Hindi133 · 0.4%
    ▲70.5%
  10. 10
    Cantonese99 · 0.3%
    ▲11.2%
  11. 11
    Arabic95 · 0.3%
    ▲15.9%
  12. 12
    Russian95 · 0.3%
    ▲35.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Portuguese
+364.2%
246 speakers · 0.7% of LGA
#2
Language
Nepali
+295.5%
87 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Vietnamese
+105.6%
74 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Glenelg (SA)
3,353 RESIDENTS
16.9% CALDTop: Portuguese
Glenelg North
6,433 RESIDENTS
15.0% CALDTop: Greek
Seacliff Park
2,625 RESIDENTS
14.0% CALDTop: Persian (excluding Dari)
Kingston Park
622 RESIDENTS
14.0% CALDTop: Mandarin
North Brighton
2,624 RESIDENTS
13.9% CALDTop: Mandarin
Glenelg South
2,296 RESIDENTS
13.1% CALDTop: Portuguese
Glenelg East
3,792 RESIDENTS
12.9% CALDTop: Greek
South Brighton
2,747 RESIDENTS
11.9% CALDTop: Persian (excluding Dari)
Somerton Park
5,609 RESIDENTS
10.4% CALDTop: Mandarin
Seacliff
2,088 RESIDENTS
10.2% CALDTop: German
Brighton (SA)
3,743 RESIDENTS
10.0% CALDTop: Greek
Hove
3,192 RESIDENTS
10.0% CALDTop: Greek
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Holdfast Bay.

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