SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · South Australia

Marion

93,560 residents · 109+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
23.1%
21,575 people
Growth since last census
+46.3%
vs previous census
In context
1.07× South Australia avg
0.85× national avg
Population
93,560
CALD residents
21,575
Languages spoken
109
Fastest-growing
+270%
Narrative

Why this matters

Marion is home to 93,560 residents. 23.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 21,575 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Marion 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
    Mandarin2,932 · 3.1%
    16.8%
  2. 02
    Nepali1,696 · 1.8%
    270.3%
  3. 03
    Punjabi1,105 · 1.2%
    85.7%
  4. 04
    Greek1,098 · 1.2%
    1.6%
  5. 05
    Arabic1,001 · 1.1%
    18.9%
  6. 06
    Cantonese856 · 0.9%
    4.1%
  1. 01
    Hindi835 · 0.9%
    41.8%
  2. 02
    Italian647 · 0.7%
    1.6%
  3. 03
    Spanish464 · 0.5%
    30.0%
  4. 04
    Polish459 · 0.5%
    2.5%
  5. 05
    Persian (excluding Dari)451 · 0.5%
    15.5%
  6. 06
    Tagalog441 · 0.5%
    10.5%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 77%
MAN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 76.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 23.1%
Mandarin
2,932 · +16.8%
Nepali
1,696 · +270.3%
Punjabi
1,105 · +85.7%
Greek
1,098 · -1.6%
Arabic
1,001 · -18.9%
Cantonese
856 · +4.1%
Hindi
835 · +41.8%
Italian
647 · +1.6%
Spanish
464 · +30.0%
Polish
459 · +2.5%
Persian (excluding Dari)
451 · -15.5%
Tagalog
441 · +10.5%
Malayalam
368 · +43.2%
Vietnamese
365 · +38.3%
German
359 · -10.7%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin2,932 · 3.1%
    16.8%
  2. 02
    Nepali1,696 · 1.8%
    270.3%
  3. 03
    Punjabi1,105 · 1.2%
    85.7%
  4. 04
    Greek1,098 · 1.2%
    1.6%
  5. 05
    Arabic1,001 · 1.1%
    18.9%
  6. 06
    Cantonese856 · 0.9%
    4.1%
  7. 07
    Hindi835 · 0.9%
    41.8%
  8. 08
    Italian647 · 0.7%
    1.6%
  9. 09
    Spanish464 · 0.5%
    30.0%
  10. 10
    Polish459 · 0.5%
    2.5%
  11. 11
    Persian (excluding Dari)451 · 0.5%
    15.5%
  12. 12
    Tagalog441 · 0.5%
    10.5%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+270.3%
1,696 speakers · 1.8% of LGA
#2
Language
Punjabi
+85.7%
1,105 speakers · 1.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Malayalam
+43.2%
368 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
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