SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · South Australia

Port Adelaide Enfield

131,156 residents · 136+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
39.5%
51,834 people
Growth since last census
+38.8%
vs previous census
In context
1.93× South Australia avg
1.45× national avg
Population
131,156
CALD residents
51,834
Languages spoken
136
Fastest-growing
+153%
Narrative

Why this matters

Port Adelaide Enfield is home to 131,156 residents. 39.5% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 51,834 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Port Adelaide Enfield 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
    Vietnamese6,918 · 5.3%
    11.4%
  2. 02
    Punjabi4,451 · 3.4%
    153.3%
  3. 03
    Mandarin3,465 · 2.6%
    1.6%
  4. 04
    Gujarati3,362 · 2.6%
    98.6%
  5. 05
    Hazaraghi1,957 · 1.5%
    62.9%
  6. 06
    Greek1,928 · 1.5%
    6.1%
  1. 01
    Hindi1,837 · 1.4%
    41.7%
  2. 02
    Italian1,726 · 1.3%
    17.3%
  3. 03
    Cantonese1,539 · 1.2%
    2.1%
  4. 04
    Arabic1,257 · 1.0%
    19.9%
  5. 05
    Tagalog968 · 0.7%
    21.2%
  6. 06
    Malayalam908 · 0.7%
    37.8%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 60%
VIE
PUN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 60.5%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 39.5%
Vietnamese
6,918 · +11.4%
Punjabi
4,451 · +153.3%
Mandarin
3,465 · +1.6%
Gujarati
3,362 · +98.6%
Hazaraghi
1,957 · +62.9%
Greek
1,928 · -6.1%
Hindi
1,837 · +41.7%
Italian
1,726 · -17.3%
Cantonese
1,539 · +2.1%
Arabic
1,257 · +19.9%
Tagalog
968 · +21.2%
Malayalam
908 · +37.8%
Urdu
807 · +82.2%
Nepali
764 · +130.1%
Dari
729 · -15.8%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Vietnamese6,918 · 5.3%
    11.4%
  2. 02
    Punjabi4,451 · 3.4%
    153.3%
  3. 03
    Mandarin3,465 · 2.6%
    1.6%
  4. 04
    Gujarati3,362 · 2.6%
    98.6%
  5. 05
    Hazaraghi1,957 · 1.5%
    62.9%
  6. 06
    Greek1,928 · 1.5%
    6.1%
  7. 07
    Hindi1,837 · 1.4%
    41.7%
  8. 08
    Italian1,726 · 1.3%
    17.3%
  9. 09
    Cantonese1,539 · 1.2%
    2.1%
  10. 10
    Arabic1,257 · 1.0%
    19.9%
  11. 11
    Tagalog968 · 0.7%
    21.2%
  12. 12
    Malayalam908 · 0.7%
    37.8%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Punjabi
+153.3%
4,451 speakers · 3.4% of LGA
#2
Language
Nepali
+130.1%
764 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
#3
Language
Gujarati
+98.6%
3,362 speakers · 2.6% of LGA
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