SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · South Australia

Victor Harbor

15,942 residents · 37+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
6.4%
1,027 people
Growth since last census
+24.7%
vs previous census
In context
0.31× South Australia avg
0.24× national avg
Population
15,942
CALD residents
1,027
Languages spoken
37
Fastest-growing
+233%
Narrative

Why this matters

Victor Harbor is home to 15,942 residents. 6.4% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 1,027 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Victor Harbor 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
    German59 · 0.4%
    3.3%
  2. 02
    Italian39 · 0.2%
    25.8%
  3. 03
    Dutch33 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Mandarin30 · 0.2%
    25.0%
  5. 05
    French20 · 0.1%
    23.1%
  6. 06
    Afrikaans18 · 0.1%
    50.0%
  1. 01
    Greek18 · 0.1%
    38.5%
  2. 02
    Punjabi14 · 0.1%
    16.7%
  3. 03
    Thai13 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Auslan12 · 0.1%
    100.0%
  5. 05
    Russian10 · 0.1%
    233.3%
  6. 06
    Nepali10 · 0.1%
    150.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 94%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 93.6%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 6.4%
German
59 · -3.3%
Italian
39 · +25.8%
Dutch
33 · 0.0%
Mandarin
30 · +25.0%
French
20 · -23.1%
Afrikaans
18 · +50.0%
Greek
18 · +38.5%
Punjabi
14 · +16.7%
Thai
13 · 0.0%
Auslan
12 · +100.0%
Russian
10 · +233.3%
Nepali
10 · +150.0%
Spanish
10 · -9.1%
Indonesian
9 · -10.0%
Tagalog
8 · +60.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    German59 · 0.4%
    3.3%
  2. 02
    Italian39 · 0.2%
    25.8%
  3. 03
    Dutch33 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Mandarin30 · 0.2%
    25.0%
  5. 05
    French20 · 0.1%
    23.1%
  6. 06
    Afrikaans18 · 0.1%
    50.0%
  7. 07
    Greek18 · 0.1%
    38.5%
  8. 08
    Punjabi14 · 0.1%
    16.7%
  9. 09
    Thai13 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  10. 10
    Auslan12 · 0.1%
    100.0%
  11. 11
    Russian10 · 0.1%
    233.3%
  12. 12
    Nepali10 · 0.1%
    150.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Russian
+233.3%
10 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Nepali
+150.0%
10 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Auslan
+100.0%
12 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Victor Harbor.

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