SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · South Australia

Yankalilla

5,819 residents · 11+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
7.7%
448 people
Growth since last census
+93.3%
vs previous census
In context
0.36× South Australia avg
0.28× national avg
Population
5,819
CALD residents
448
Languages spoken
11
Fastest-growing
+167%
Narrative

Why this matters

Yankalilla is home to 5,819 residents. 7.7% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 448 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Yankalilla 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
    Greek20 · 0.3%
    53.8%
  2. 02
    Dutch17 · 0.3%
    142.9%
  3. 03
    Spanish16 · 0.3%
    166.7%
  4. 04
    German16 · 0.3%
    20.0%
  5. 05
    Afrikaans14 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Italian8 · 0.1%
    166.7%
  1. 01
    Mandarin7 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Filipino6 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Thai6 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Punjabi3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Cantonese3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 92%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 92.3%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 7.7%
Greek
20 · +53.8%
Dutch
17 · +142.9%
Spanish
16 · +166.7%
German
16 · -20.0%
Afrikaans
14 · 0.0%
Italian
8 · +166.7%
Mandarin
7 · 0.0%
Filipino
6 · 0.0%
Thai
6 · 0.0%
Punjabi
3 · 0.0%
Cantonese
3 · 0.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Greek20 · 0.3%
    53.8%
  2. 02
    Dutch17 · 0.3%
    142.9%
  3. 03
    Spanish16 · 0.3%
    166.7%
  4. 04
    German16 · 0.3%
    20.0%
  5. 05
    Afrikaans14 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Italian8 · 0.1%
    166.7%
  7. 07
    Mandarin7 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  8. 08
    Filipino6 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  9. 09
    Thai6 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  10. 10
    Punjabi3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  11. 11
    Cantonese3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Spanish
+166.7%
16 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Italian
+166.7%
8 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Dutch
+142.9%
17 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Yankalilla.

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