SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · South Australia

Walkerville

7,858 residents · 46+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
25.3%
1,988 people
Growth since last census
+32.1%
vs previous census
In context
1.18× South Australia avg
0.94× national avg
Population
7,858
CALD residents
1,988
Languages spoken
46
Fastest-growing
+205%
Narrative

Why this matters

Walkerville is home to 7,858 residents. 25.3% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 1,988 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Walkerville 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
    Mandarin315 · 4.0%
    24.0%
  2. 02
    Greek165 · 2.1%
    12.2%
  3. 03
    Italian155 · 2.0%
    17.1%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese147 · 1.9%
    38.7%
  5. 05
    Cantonese131 · 1.7%
    11.0%
  6. 06
    Punjabi76 · 1.0%
    33.3%
  1. 01
    Gujarati58 · 0.7%
    205.3%
  2. 02
    Urdu56 · 0.7%
    86.7%
  3. 03
    Persian (excluding Dari)55 · 0.7%
    1.8%
  4. 04
    Hindi53 · 0.7%
    23.3%
  5. 05
    Sinhalese48 · 0.6%
    100.0%
  6. 06
    Russian42 · 0.5%
    162.5%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 75%
MAN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 74.7%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 25.3%
Mandarin
315 · +24.0%
Greek
165 · -12.2%
Italian
155 · -17.1%
Vietnamese
147 · +38.7%
Cantonese
131 · +11.0%
Punjabi
76 · +33.3%
Gujarati
58 · +205.3%
Urdu
56 · +86.7%
Persian (excluding Dari)
55 · -1.8%
Hindi
53 · +23.3%
Sinhalese
48
Russian
42
Arabic
32
Tamil
27
Malayalam
24
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin315 · 4.0%
    24.0%
  2. 02
    Greek165 · 2.1%
    12.2%
  3. 03
    Italian155 · 2.0%
    17.1%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese147 · 1.9%
    38.7%
  5. 05
    Cantonese131 · 1.7%
    11.0%
  6. 06
    Punjabi76 · 1.0%
    33.3%
  7. 07
    Gujarati58 · 0.7%
    205.3%
  8. 08
    Urdu56 · 0.7%
    86.7%
  9. 09
    Persian (excluding Dari)55 · 0.7%
    1.8%
  10. 10
    Hindi53 · 0.7%
    23.3%
  11. 11
    Sinhalese48 · 0.6%
    100.0%
  12. 12
    Russian42 · 0.5%
    162.5%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Gujarati
+205.3%
58 speakers · 0.7% of LGA
#2
Language
Russian
+162.5%
42 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#3
Language
Sinhalese
+100.0%
48 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
Use this data

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