SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · South Australia

Tumby Bay

2,370 residents · 4+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
7.8%
185 people
Growth since last census
+82.0%
vs previous census
In context
0.38× South Australia avg
0.29× national avg
Population
2,370
CALD residents
185
Languages spoken
4
Fastest-growing
+86%
Narrative

Why this matters

Tumby Bay is home to 2,370 residents. 7.8% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 185 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Tumby Bay 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
    Italian13 · 0.5%
    85.7%
  2. 02
    German7 · 0.3%
    75.0%
  3. 03
    Indonesian4 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Thai3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
    Composition

    Everyone at home

    ENGLISH · 92%
    OTHER
    ENGLISH ONLY 92.2%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 7.8%
    Italian
    13 · +85.7%
    German
    7 · +75.0%
    Indonesian
    4 · 0.0%
    Thai
    3 · 0.0%
    SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
    1. 01
      Italian13 · 0.5%
      85.7%
    2. 02
      German7 · 0.3%
      75.0%
    3. 03
      Indonesian4 · 0.2%
      0.0%
    4. 04
      Thai3 · 0.1%
      0.0%
    Momentum

    Fastest-growing languages

    Top movers since the last census

    #1
    Language
    Italian
    +85.7%
    13 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
    #2
    Language
    German
    +75.0%
    7 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
    #3
    Language
    Indonesian
    0.0%
    4 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
    Use this data

    Commission a gap report for Tumby Bay.

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