SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · South Australia

Northern Areas

4,567 residents · 15+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
7.8%
356 people
Growth since last census
+48.1%
vs previous census
In context
0.38× South Australia avg
0.29× national avg
Population
4,567
CALD residents
356
Languages spoken
15
Fastest-growing
+133%
Narrative

Why this matters

Northern Areas is home to 4,567 residents. 7.8% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 356 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Northern Areas 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
    Maori (New Zealand)11 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Mandarin8 · 0.2%
    14.3%
  3. 03
    Greek8 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Afrikaans7 · 0.2%
    133.3%
  5. 05
    Thai5 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Romanian5 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  1. 01
    Punjabi5 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Auslan4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Sinhalese4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Russian4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Urdu4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 92%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 92.2%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 7.8%
Maori (New Zealand)
11 · 0.0%
Mandarin
8 · +14.3%
Greek
8 · 0.0%
Afrikaans
7 · +133.3%
Thai
5 · 0.0%
Romanian
5 · 0.0%
Punjabi
5 · 0.0%
Auslan
4 · 0.0%
Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya
4 · 0.0%
Sinhalese
4 · 0.0%
Russian
4 · 0.0%
Urdu
4 · 0.0%
German
4 · -33.3%
Swedish
4 · 0.0%
Telugu
3 · 0.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Maori (New Zealand)11 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Mandarin8 · 0.2%
    14.3%
  3. 03
    Greek8 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Afrikaans7 · 0.2%
    133.3%
  5. 05
    Thai5 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Romanian5 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  7. 07
    Punjabi5 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  8. 08
    Auslan4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  9. 09
    Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  10. 10
    Sinhalese4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  11. 11
    Russian4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  12. 12
    Urdu4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Afrikaans
+133.3%
7 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Mandarin
+14.3%
8 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Maori (New Zealand)
0.0%
11 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Northern Areas.

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