SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · South Australia

Whyalla

20,839 residents · 62+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
11.8%
2,457 people
Growth since last census
+25.6%
vs previous census
In context
0.55× South Australia avg
0.44× national avg
Population
20,839
CALD residents
2,457
Languages spoken
62
Fastest-growing
+267%
Narrative

Why this matters

Whyalla is home to 20,839 residents. 11.8% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 2,457 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Whyalla 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
    Tagalog134 · 0.6%
    15.5%
  2. 02
    Afrikaans91 · 0.4%
    33.6%
  3. 03
    Filipino88 · 0.4%
    3.3%
  4. 04
    Greek77 · 0.4%
    21.4%
  5. 05
    Punjabi77 · 0.4%
    266.7%
  6. 06
    Italian70 · 0.3%
    11.4%
  1. 01
    Tamil50 · 0.2%
    138.1%
  2. 02
    Spanish42 · 0.2%
    10.6%
  3. 03
    Mandarin35 · 0.2%
    9.4%
  4. 04
    Shona35 · 0.2%
    2.8%
  5. 05
    Hindi35 · 0.2%
    44.4%
  6. 06
    German29 · 0.1%
    55.4%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 88%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 88.2%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 11.8%
Tagalog
134 · +15.5%
Afrikaans
91 · -33.6%
Filipino
88 · -3.3%
Greek
77 · -21.4%
Punjabi
77 · +266.7%
Italian
70 · -11.4%
Tamil
50 · +138.1%
Spanish
42 · -10.6%
Mandarin
35 · +9.4%
Shona
35 · -2.8%
Hindi
35 · -44.4%
German
29 · -55.4%
Bengali
20 · -25.9%
Thai
19 · +216.7%
Malayalam
17 · +6.3%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Tagalog134 · 0.6%
    15.5%
  2. 02
    Afrikaans91 · 0.4%
    33.6%
  3. 03
    Filipino88 · 0.4%
    3.3%
  4. 04
    Greek77 · 0.4%
    21.4%
  5. 05
    Punjabi77 · 0.4%
    266.7%
  6. 06
    Italian70 · 0.3%
    11.4%
  7. 07
    Tamil50 · 0.2%
    138.1%
  8. 08
    Spanish42 · 0.2%
    10.6%
  9. 09
    Mandarin35 · 0.2%
    9.4%
  10. 10
    Shona35 · 0.2%
    2.8%
  11. 11
    Hindi35 · 0.2%
    44.4%
  12. 12
    German29 · 0.1%
    55.4%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Punjabi
+266.7%
77 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
#2
Language
Thai
+216.7%
19 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Tamil
+138.1%
50 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Whyalla.

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