SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · South Australia

West Torrens

60,548 residents · 99+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
33.1%
20,038 people
Growth since last census
+26.6%
vs previous census
In context
1.62× South Australia avg
1.21× national avg
Population
60,548
CALD residents
20,038
Languages spoken
99
Fastest-growing
+195%
Narrative

Why this matters

West Torrens is home to 60,548 residents. 33.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 20,038 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for West Torrens 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
    Greek3,411 · 5.6%
    6.9%
  2. 02
    Mandarin1,882 · 3.1%
    8.8%
  3. 03
    Punjabi1,830 · 3.0%
    69.8%
  4. 04
    Italian1,424 · 2.4%
    21.9%
  5. 05
    Nepali1,280 · 2.1%
    194.9%
  6. 06
    Hindi871 · 1.4%
    10.5%
  1. 01
    Cantonese659 · 1.1%
    6.1%
  2. 02
    Arabic620 · 1.0%
    2.2%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese467 · 0.8%
    17.0%
  4. 04
    Spanish446 · 0.7%
    64.6%
  5. 05
    Urdu369 · 0.6%
    67.0%
  6. 06
    Malayalam329 · 0.5%
    30.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 67%
GRE
MAN
PUN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 66.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 33.1%
Greek
3,411 · -6.9%
Mandarin
1,882 · -8.8%
Punjabi
1,830 · +69.8%
Italian
1,424 · -21.9%
Nepali
1,280 · +194.9%
Hindi
871 · +10.5%
Cantonese
659 · -6.1%
Arabic
620 · -2.2%
Vietnamese
467 · +17.0%
Spanish
446 · +64.6%
Urdu
369
Malayalam
329
Tagalog
280
Bengali
214
Gujarati
206
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Greek3,411 · 5.6%
    6.9%
  2. 02
    Mandarin1,882 · 3.1%
    8.8%
  3. 03
    Punjabi1,830 · 3.0%
    69.8%
  4. 04
    Italian1,424 · 2.4%
    21.9%
  5. 05
    Nepali1,280 · 2.1%
    194.9%
  6. 06
    Hindi871 · 1.4%
    10.5%
  7. 07
    Cantonese659 · 1.1%
    6.1%
  8. 08
    Arabic620 · 1.0%
    2.2%
  9. 09
    Vietnamese467 · 0.8%
    17.0%
  10. 10
    Spanish446 · 0.7%
    64.6%
  11. 11
    Urdu369 · 0.6%
    67.0%
  12. 12
    Malayalam329 · 0.5%
    30.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+194.9%
1,280 speakers · 2.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Punjabi
+69.8%
1,830 speakers · 3.0% of LGA
#3
Language
Urdu
+67.0%
369 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
Use this data

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