SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · South Australia

Port Augusta

13,629 residents · 49+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
17.9%
2,446 people
Growth since last census
+81.8%
vs previous census
In context
0.88× South Australia avg
0.66× national avg
Population
13,629
CALD residents
2,446
Languages spoken
49
Fastest-growing
+567%
Narrative

Why this matters

Port Augusta is home to 13,629 residents. 17.9% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 2,446 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 Augusta 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
    Punjabi114 · 0.8%
    67.6%
  2. 02
    Adnymathanha86 · 0.6%
    115.0%
  3. 03
    Pitjantjatjara49 · 0.4%
    4.3%
  4. 04
    Bislama43 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Italian43 · 0.3%
    24.6%
  6. 06
    Tetum39 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  1. 01
    Mandarin33 · 0.2%
    6.5%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese32 · 0.2%
    166.7%
  3. 03
    Gujarati20 · 0.1%
    566.7%
  4. 04
    Yankunytjatjara19 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Urdu19 · 0.1%
    90.0%
  6. 06
    Tamil18 · 0.1%
    157.1%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 82%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 82.1%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 17.9%
Punjabi
114 · +67.6%
Adnymathanha
86 · +115.0%
Pitjantjatjara
49 · +4.3%
Bislama
43 · 0.0%
Italian
43 · -24.6%
Tetum
39 · 0.0%
Mandarin
33 · +6.5%
Vietnamese
32 · +166.7%
Gujarati
20 · +566.7%
Yankunytjatjara
19 · 0.0%
Urdu
19 · +90.0%
Tamil
18 · +157.1%
Nepali
17 · +183.3%
Hindi
13 · -23.5%
Arabic
11 · 0.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Punjabi114 · 0.8%
    67.6%
  2. 02
    Adnymathanha86 · 0.6%
    115.0%
  3. 03
    Pitjantjatjara49 · 0.4%
    4.3%
  4. 04
    Bislama43 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Italian43 · 0.3%
    24.6%
  6. 06
    Tetum39 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  7. 07
    Mandarin33 · 0.2%
    6.5%
  8. 08
    Vietnamese32 · 0.2%
    166.7%
  9. 09
    Gujarati20 · 0.1%
    566.7%
  10. 10
    Yankunytjatjara19 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  11. 11
    Urdu19 · 0.1%
    90.0%
  12. 12
    Tamil18 · 0.1%
    157.1%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Gujarati
+566.7%
20 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Nepali
+183.3%
17 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Vietnamese
+166.7%
32 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
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