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Local Government Area · South Australia

Norwood Payneham and St Peters

36,864 residents · 77+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
28.7%
10,591 people
Growth since last census
+21.6%
vs previous census
In context
1.40× South Australia avg
1.05× national avg
Population
36,864
CALD residents
10,591
Languages spoken
77
Fastest-growing
+120%
Narrative

Why this matters

Norwood Payneham and St Peters is home to 36,864 residents. 28.7% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 10,591 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Norwood Payneham and St Peters 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
    Mandarin1,958 · 5.3%
    ▲22.3%
  2. 02
    Italian1,877 · 5.1%
    ▼18.1%
  3. 03
    Greek728 · 2.0%
    ▼8.4%
  4. 04
    Punjabi481 · 1.3%
    ▲97.1%
  5. 05
    Cantonese447 · 1.2%
    ▲23.8%
  6. 06
    Hindi312 · 0.8%
    ▲15.1%
  1. 01
    Spanish287 · 0.8%
    ▲61.2%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese274 · 0.7%
    ▲17.1%
  3. 03
    Korean232 · 0.6%
    ▲4.0%
  4. 04
    Nepali218 · 0.6%
    ▲43.4%
  5. 05
    Sinhalese183 · 0.5%
    ▲90.6%
  6. 06
    Persian (excluding Dari)182 · 0.5%
    ▼13.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 71%
MAN
ITA
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 71.3%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 28.7%
Mandarin
1,958 · +22.3%
Italian
1,877 · -18.1%
Greek
728 · -8.4%
Punjabi
481 · +97.1%
Cantonese
447 · +23.8%
Hindi
312 · +15.1%
Spanish
287 · +61.2%
Vietnamese
274 · +17.1%
Korean
232 · +4.0%
Nepali
218 · +43.4%
Sinhalese
183
Persian (excluding Dari)
182
Urdu
181
Arabic
145
Telugu
132
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin1,958 · 5.3%
    ▲22.3%
  2. 02
    Italian1,877 · 5.1%
    ▼18.1%
  3. 03
    Greek728 · 2.0%
    ▼8.4%
  4. 04
    Punjabi481 · 1.3%
    ▲97.1%
  5. 05
    Cantonese447 · 1.2%
    ▲23.8%
  6. 06
    Hindi312 · 0.8%
    ▲15.1%
  7. 07
    Spanish287 · 0.8%
    ▲61.2%
  8. 08
    Vietnamese274 · 0.7%
    ▲17.1%
  9. 09
    Korean232 · 0.6%
    ▲4.0%
  10. 10
    Nepali218 · 0.6%
    ▲43.4%
  11. 11
    Sinhalese183 · 0.5%
    ▲90.6%
  12. 12
    Persian (excluding Dari)182 · 0.5%
    ▼13.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Telugu
+120.0%
132 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
#2
Language
Punjabi
+97.1%
481 speakers · 1.3% of LGA
#3
Language
Sinhalese
+90.6%
183 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Firle
1,455 RESIDENTS
41.2% CALDTop: Mandarin
Felixstow
2,444 RESIDENTS
40.5% CALDTop: Mandarin
Marden
2,614 RESIDENTS
39.1% CALDTop: Mandarin
Payneham South
1,738 RESIDENTS
36.4% CALDTop: Mandarin
Payneham
2,394 RESIDENTS
33.2% CALDTop: Italian
Glynde
2,062 RESIDENTS
33.2% CALDTop: Italian
Marryatville
638 RESIDENTS
29.8% CALDTop: Mandarin
Trinity Gardens
1,248 RESIDENTS
28.4% CALDTop: Italian
Kent Town
1,396 RESIDENTS
27.7% CALDTop: Mandarin
Norwood (SA)
6,241 RESIDENTS
26.2% CALDTop: Mandarin
St Morris
1,572 RESIDENTS
26.1% CALDTop: Italian
Kensington (SA)
1,772 RESIDENTS
26.1% CALDTop: Mandarin
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Norwood Payneham and St Peters.

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