SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · South Australia

Mid Murray

9,077 residents · 16+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
11.5%
1,044 people
Growth since last census
+23.1%
vs previous census
In context
0.54× South Australia avg
0.43× national avg
Population
9,077
CALD residents
1,044
Languages spoken
16
Fastest-growing
+133%
Narrative

Why this matters

Mid Murray is home to 9,077 residents. 11.5% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 1,044 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Mid Murray 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
    German14 · 0.2%
    7.7%
  2. 02
    Tagalog8 · 0.1%
    27.3%
  3. 03
    Thai8 · 0.1%
    100.0%
  4. 04
    French8 · 0.1%
    60.0%
  5. 05
    Telugu7 · 0.1%
    133.3%
  6. 06
    Khmer6 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  1. 01
    Gujarati5 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Japanese4 · 0.0%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Dutch4 · 0.0%
    76.5%
  4. 04
    Korean4 · 0.0%
    20.0%
  5. 05
    Greek3 · 0.0%
    25.0%
  6. 06
    Hungarian3 · 0.0%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 88%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 88.5%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 11.5%
German
14 · +7.7%
Tagalog
8 · -27.3%
Thai
8 · +100.0%
French
8 · +60.0%
Telugu
7 · +133.3%
Khmer
6 · 0.0%
Gujarati
5 · 0.0%
Japanese
4 · 0.0%
Dutch
4 · -76.5%
Korean
4 · -20.0%
Greek
3 · -25.0%
Hungarian
3 · 0.0%
Danish
3 · 0.0%
Shona
3 · 0.0%
Maltese
3 · 0.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    German14 · 0.2%
    7.7%
  2. 02
    Tagalog8 · 0.1%
    27.3%
  3. 03
    Thai8 · 0.1%
    100.0%
  4. 04
    French8 · 0.1%
    60.0%
  5. 05
    Telugu7 · 0.1%
    133.3%
  6. 06
    Khmer6 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  7. 07
    Gujarati5 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  8. 08
    Japanese4 · 0.0%
    0.0%
  9. 09
    Dutch4 · 0.0%
    76.5%
  10. 10
    Korean4 · 0.0%
    20.0%
  11. 11
    Greek3 · 0.0%
    25.0%
  12. 12
    Hungarian3 · 0.0%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Telugu
+133.3%
7 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Thai
+100.0%
8 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
French
+60.0%
8 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Mid Murray.

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