SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · South Australia

Playford

98,025 residents · 119+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
20.3%
19,874 people
Growth since last census
+74.3%
vs previous census
In context
0.94× South Australia avg
0.75× national avg
Population
98,025
CALD residents
19,874
Languages spoken
119
Fastest-growing
+272%
Narrative

Why this matters

Playford is home to 98,025 residents. 20.3% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 19,874 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Playford 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
    Nepali1,377 · 1.4%
    ▲109.9%
  2. 02
    Hazaraghi1,271 · 1.3%
    ▲132.8%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese864 · 0.9%
    ▲10.2%
  4. 04
    Dinka782 · 0.8%
    ▼3.0%
  5. 05
    Swahili747 · 0.8%
    ▲79.1%
  6. 06
    Arabic595 · 0.6%
    ▲37.7%
  1. 01
    Kirundi (Rundi)538 · 0.5%
    ▲7.2%
  2. 02
    Khmer497 · 0.5%
    ▲12.4%
  3. 03
    Punjabi470 · 0.5%
    ▲221.9%
  4. 04
    Italian414 · 0.4%
    ▼30.1%
  5. 05
    Dari414 · 0.4%
    ▲2.5%
  6. 06
    Tagalog363 · 0.4%
    ▲61.3%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 80%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 79.7%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 20.3%
Nepali
1,377 · +109.9%
Hazaraghi
1,271 · +132.8%
Vietnamese
864 · +10.2%
Dinka
782 · -3.0%
Swahili
747 · +79.1%
Arabic
595 · +37.7%
Kirundi (Rundi)
538 · +7.2%
Khmer
497 · +12.4%
Punjabi
470 · +221.9%
Italian
414 · -30.1%
Dari
414 · +2.5%
Tagalog
363 · +61.3%
Greek
331 · -9.3%
Chin Haka
253 · +272.1%
Spanish
248 · -5.7%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Nepali1,377 · 1.4%
    ▲109.9%
  2. 02
    Hazaraghi1,271 · 1.3%
    ▲132.8%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese864 · 0.9%
    ▲10.2%
  4. 04
    Dinka782 · 0.8%
    ▼3.0%
  5. 05
    Swahili747 · 0.8%
    ▲79.1%
  6. 06
    Arabic595 · 0.6%
    ▲37.7%
  7. 07
    Kirundi (Rundi)538 · 0.5%
    ▲7.2%
  8. 08
    Khmer497 · 0.5%
    ▲12.4%
  9. 09
    Punjabi470 · 0.5%
    ▲221.9%
  10. 10
    Italian414 · 0.4%
    ▼30.1%
  11. 11
    Dari414 · 0.4%
    ▲2.5%
  12. 12
    Tagalog363 · 0.4%
    ▲61.3%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Chin Haka
+272.1%
253 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Punjabi
+221.9%
470 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#3
Language
Hazaraghi
+132.8%
1,271 speakers · 1.3% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Buckland Park
264 RESIDENTS
50.0% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Munno Para Downs
204 RESIDENTS
45.1% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Waterloo Corner
760 RESIDENTS
37.2% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Elizabeth Vale
4,057 RESIDENTS
37.0% CALDTop: Nepali
Penfield Gardens
259 RESIDENTS
34.4% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Penfield
484 RESIDENTS
33.3% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Elizabeth
1,018 RESIDENTS
31.9% CALDTop: Hazaraghi
Virginia (SA)
2,705 RESIDENTS
31.6% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Elizabeth South
3,081 RESIDENTS
30.8% CALDTop: Nepali
Elizabeth Grove
2,478 RESIDENTS
29.8% CALDTop: Nepali
Elizabeth Park
4,432 RESIDENTS
28.8% CALDTop: Hazaraghi
Smithfield (SA)
2,238 RESIDENTS
27.1% CALDTop: Hazaraghi
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Playford.

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