SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · South Australia

Onkaparinga

173,404 residents · 110+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
10.1%
17,569 people
Growth since last census
+28.1%
vs previous census
In context
0.50× South Australia avg
0.37× national avg
Population
173,404
CALD residents
17,569
Languages spoken
110
Fastest-growing
+153%
Narrative

Why this matters

Onkaparinga is home to 173,404 residents. 10.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 17,569 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Onkaparinga 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
    Mandarin823 · 0.5%
    11.7%
  2. 02
    Arabic595 · 0.3%
    26.3%
  3. 03
    Polish593 · 0.3%
    8.9%
  4. 04
    German561 · 0.3%
    19.5%
  5. 05
    Italian547 · 0.3%
    1.1%
  6. 06
    Greek538 · 0.3%
    6.6%
  1. 01
    Punjabi447 · 0.3%
    152.5%
  2. 02
    Spanish414 · 0.2%
    13.1%
  3. 03
    Afrikaans396 · 0.2%
    39.4%
  4. 04
    Urdu391 · 0.2%
    34.8%
  5. 05
    Tagalog359 · 0.2%
    7.2%
  6. 06
    Persian (excluding Dari)315 · 0.2%
    7.9%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 90%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 89.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 10.1%
Mandarin
823 · +11.7%
Arabic
595 · +26.3%
Polish
593 · -8.9%
German
561 · -19.5%
Italian
547 · +1.1%
Greek
538 · -6.6%
Punjabi
447 · +152.5%
Spanish
414 · +13.1%
Afrikaans
396 · +39.4%
Urdu
391 · +34.8%
Tagalog
359 · +7.2%
Persian (excluding Dari)
315 · +7.9%
Malayalam
292 · +8.1%
Filipino
280 · +67.7%
Hindi
264 · +32.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin823 · 0.5%
    11.7%
  2. 02
    Arabic595 · 0.3%
    26.3%
  3. 03
    Polish593 · 0.3%
    8.9%
  4. 04
    German561 · 0.3%
    19.5%
  5. 05
    Italian547 · 0.3%
    1.1%
  6. 06
    Greek538 · 0.3%
    6.6%
  7. 07
    Punjabi447 · 0.3%
    152.5%
  8. 08
    Spanish414 · 0.2%
    13.1%
  9. 09
    Afrikaans396 · 0.2%
    39.4%
  10. 10
    Urdu391 · 0.2%
    34.8%
  11. 11
    Tagalog359 · 0.2%
    7.2%
  12. 12
    Persian (excluding Dari)315 · 0.2%
    7.9%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Punjabi
+152.5%
447 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Filipino
+67.7%
280 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Afrikaans
+39.4%
396 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
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