SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · South Australia

Mitcham

66,616 residents · 83+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
16.4%
10,933 people
Growth since last census
+24.2%
vs previous census
In context
0.76× South Australia avg
0.61× national avg
Population
66,616
CALD residents
10,933
Languages spoken
83
Fastest-growing
+151%
Narrative

Why this matters

Mitcham is home to 66,616 residents. 16.4% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 10,933 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Mitcham 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
    Mandarin1,678 · 2.5%
    ▲13.3%
  2. 02
    Greek1,301 · 2.0%
    ▼6.2%
  3. 03
    Italian421 · 0.6%
    ▼19.2%
  4. 04
    Arabic403 · 0.6%
    ▲13.8%
  5. 05
    Nepali369 · 0.6%
    ▲151.0%
  6. 06
    Cantonese344 · 0.5%
    ▲0.9%
  1. 01
    Punjabi334 · 0.5%
    ▲140.3%
  2. 02
    German320 · 0.5%
    ▼17.9%
  3. 03
    Hindi260 · 0.4%
    ▲30.0%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese247 · 0.4%
    ▲2.9%
  5. 05
    French221 · 0.3%
    ▲52.4%
  6. 06
    Sinhalese205 · 0.3%
    ▲25.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 84%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 83.6%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 16.4%
Mandarin
1,678 · +13.3%
Greek
1,301 · -6.2%
Italian
421 · -19.2%
Arabic
403 · +13.8%
Nepali
369 · +151.0%
Cantonese
344 · +0.9%
Punjabi
334 · +140.3%
German
320 · -17.9%
Hindi
260 · +30.0%
Vietnamese
247 · +2.9%
French
221 · +52.4%
Sinhalese
205 · +25.0%
Malayalam
198 · +67.8%
Korean
183 · +2.2%
Spanish
181 · +41.4%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin1,678 · 2.5%
    ▲13.3%
  2. 02
    Greek1,301 · 2.0%
    ▼6.2%
  3. 03
    Italian421 · 0.6%
    ▼19.2%
  4. 04
    Arabic403 · 0.6%
    ▲13.8%
  5. 05
    Nepali369 · 0.6%
    ▲151.0%
  6. 06
    Cantonese344 · 0.5%
    ▲0.9%
  7. 07
    Punjabi334 · 0.5%
    ▲140.3%
  8. 08
    German320 · 0.5%
    ▼17.9%
  9. 09
    Hindi260 · 0.4%
    ▲30.0%
  10. 10
    Vietnamese247 · 0.4%
    ▲2.9%
  11. 11
    French221 · 0.3%
    ▲52.4%
  12. 12
    Sinhalese205 · 0.3%
    ▲25.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+151.0%
369 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
#2
Language
Punjabi
+140.3%
334 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#3
Language
Malayalam
+67.8%
198 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Bedford Park
1,816 RESIDENTS
46.5% CALDTop: Mandarin
St Marys (SA)
2,965 RESIDENTS
36.5% CALDTop: Nepali
Pasadena
2,982 RESIDENTS
28.9% CALDTop: Greek
Urrbrae
1,043 RESIDENTS
23.2% CALDTop: Mandarin
Melrose Park (SA)
2,274 RESIDENTS
22.7% CALDTop: Greek
Springfield (SA)
558 RESIDENTS
22.6% CALDTop: Mandarin
Daw Park
2,642 RESIDENTS
22.0% CALDTop: Greek
Panorama
2,368 RESIDENTS
21.1% CALDTop: Greek
Cumberland Park
2,546 RESIDENTS
19.8% CALDTop: Greek
Clarence Gardens
2,361 RESIDENTS
18.6% CALDTop: Mandarin
Bellevue Heights
2,684 RESIDENTS
17.5% CALDTop: Mandarin
Westbourne Park
2,552 RESIDENTS
17.0% CALDTop: Greek
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Mitcham.

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