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Local Government Area · South Australia

Salisbury

144,333 residents · 135+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
36.4%
52,607 people
Growth since last census
+44.7%
vs previous census
In context
1.70× South Australia avg
1.35× national avg
Population
144,333
CALD residents
52,607
Languages spoken
135
Fastest-growing
+178%
Narrative

Why this matters

Salisbury is home to 144,333 residents. 36.4% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 52,607 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Salisbury 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
    Vietnamese5,815 · 4.0%
    ▲7.7%
  2. 02
    Hazaraghi3,536 · 2.4%
    ▲141.4%
  3. 03
    Punjabi3,399 · 2.4%
    ▲178.4%
  4. 04
    Khmer2,608 · 1.8%
    ▲11.9%
  5. 05
    Arabic2,413 · 1.7%
    ▲46.2%
  6. 06
    Nepali2,117 · 1.5%
    ▲30.4%
  1. 01
    Gujarati1,650 · 1.1%
    ▲69.6%
  2. 02
    Italian1,585 · 1.1%
    ▼18.1%
  3. 03
    Mandarin1,422 · 1.0%
    ▼17.6%
  4. 04
    Dari1,391 · 1.0%
    ▲4.0%
  5. 05
    Tagalog1,231 · 0.9%
    ▲21.3%
  6. 06
    Hindi1,166 · 0.8%
    ▲42.5%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 64%
VIE
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 63.6%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 36.4%
Vietnamese
5,815 · +7.7%
Hazaraghi
3,536 · +141.4%
Punjabi
3,399 · +178.4%
Khmer
2,608 · +11.9%
Arabic
2,413 · +46.2%
Nepali
2,117 · +30.4%
Gujarati
1,650 · +69.6%
Italian
1,585 · -18.1%
Mandarin
1,422 · -17.6%
Dari
1,391 · +4.0%
Tagalog
1,231 · +21.3%
Hindi
1,166 · +42.5%
Greek
1,098 · -6.9%
Spanish
990 · +0.2%
Persian (excluding Dari)
845 · +45.7%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Vietnamese5,815 · 4.0%
    ▲7.7%
  2. 02
    Hazaraghi3,536 · 2.4%
    ▲141.4%
  3. 03
    Punjabi3,399 · 2.4%
    ▲178.4%
  4. 04
    Khmer2,608 · 1.8%
    ▲11.9%
  5. 05
    Arabic2,413 · 1.7%
    ▲46.2%
  6. 06
    Nepali2,117 · 1.5%
    ▲30.4%
  7. 07
    Gujarati1,650 · 1.1%
    ▲69.6%
  8. 08
    Italian1,585 · 1.1%
    ▼18.1%
  9. 09
    Mandarin1,422 · 1.0%
    ▼17.6%
  10. 10
    Dari1,391 · 1.0%
    ▲4.0%
  11. 11
    Tagalog1,231 · 0.9%
    ▲21.3%
  12. 12
    Hindi1,166 · 0.8%
    ▲42.5%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Punjabi
+178.4%
3,399 speakers · 2.4% of LGA
#2
Language
Hazaraghi
+141.4%
3,536 speakers · 2.4% of LGA
#3
Language
Gujarati
+69.6%
1,650 speakers · 1.1% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Parafield Gardens
18,350 RESIDENTS
48.1% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Salisbury (SA)
8,793 RESIDENTS
47.3% CALDTop: Nepali
Mawson Lakes
13,843 RESIDENTS
44.6% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Pooraka
7,510 RESIDENTS
43.9% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Salisbury Downs
6,212 RESIDENTS
43.5% CALDTop: Vietnamese
St Kilda (SA)
290 RESIDENTS
38.6% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Burton (SA)
6,725 RESIDENTS
38.4% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Direk
667 RESIDENTS
36.6% CALDTop: Khmer
Brahma Lodge
3,355 RESIDENTS
35.8% CALDTop: Nepali
Bolivar
305 RESIDENTS
35.1% CALDTop: Bislama
Ingle Farm
9,356 RESIDENTS
34.9% CALDTop: Punjabi
Paralowie
17,340 RESIDENTS
34.7% CALDTop: Vietnamese
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