German
115 speakers
German is spoken by 115 of our residents at home, 0.4% of Alexandrina.
We are Alexandrina
2 per cent.
2 in every 100 Alexandrina residents speak a language other than English at home. 616 people, in 52 languages — small enough to be overlooked, large enough to be a community.
- Our population
- 28,605
- Speak another language
- 616
- Languages at home
- 52
- Growth since last census
- +42.6%
Most of us speak English at home. 616 of us do not, across 52 languages, most often German, French and Afrikaans. Small communities are the ones a mainstream service misses first and notices last — which is the whole reason to count them.
In South Australia
#47
of 70 South Australia councils for the share of residents speaking a language other than English at home. #425 of 540 nationally.
What makes our community ours
French
34 speakers
French is spoken by 34 of our residents at home, 0.1% of Alexandrina.
Afrikaans
32 speakers
Afrikaans is spoken by 32 of our residents at home, 0.1% of Alexandrina.
The languages of Alexandrina
52 languages carry the conversation at home. Every one of them is spoken here.
Each block below is scaled to the number of people who speak that language at home, and tinted by how fast that community has grown since the last census.
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
Every language, in order
Speakers at the 2021 Census, with the change since 2016. Broader ABS categories such as “Chinese, nfd” are counted in our totals but left out of this list, so the percentages can exceed the sum of the languages shown.
Why we publish this
2.2% of us
We share this portrait because a council below the South Australia average is the one most likely to be planned for as though everybody here reads English. 616 of us do not, at home, and a service that reaches everyone except them has not reached everyone. This almanac exists so that the number is on the record before the decision is made.
Who we are, beyond language
Where we were born
14.8% of us were born overseas, across 55 countries.
- 01England2,614+8.4%
- 02New Zealand246+13.9%
- 03Scotland239+34.3%
- 04Germany196+16.0%
- 05Netherlands166-14.9%
- 06South Africa82+78.3%
- 07Philippines78+20.0%
- 08Ireland63+133%
- 09United States of America58+41.5%
- 10India48+71.4%
What we believe
Reported affiliation in Alexandrina at the 2021 Census, with the change since 2016.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs15,103+45.2%
- 02Christianity11,116-11.2%
- 03Buddhism150-15.3%
- 04Islam19+26.7%
- 05Hinduism17+88.9%
- 06Judaism4+33.3%
Our suburbs
Our linguistic character changes street by street. Click through to any of our 23 suburbs for its own portrait: the languages spoken there, the communities calling it home.
- GemmellsTop language — Swedish4%9
- MilangTop language — Gilbertese4%30
- Clayton BayTop language — Maltese3%23
- Mount CompassTop language — Afrikaans3%65
- Willunga HillTop language — Dutch3%15
- GoolwaTop language — German3%82
- Currency CreekTop language — Bislama3%13
- ChitonTop language — Dutch3%12
- Port ElliotTop language — German3%58
- Goolwa SouthTop language — Czech3%26
- Mount Observation (SA)Top language — German2%9
- Langhorne CreekTop language — German2%17
- Hindmarsh IslandTop language — Japanese2%43
- Highland ValleyTop language — German2%11
- Middleton (SA)Top language — Cantonese2%25
- Strathalbyn (SA)Top language — German2%129
- Mount JaggedTop language — Dutch1%7
- Goolwa NorthTop language — Thai1%15
- Goolwa BeachTop language — Italian1%21
- WoodchesterTop language — Tagalog1%3
- WillyarooTop language — Slovene0%3
- Prospect Hill0%0
- Finniss0%0
- 23 suburbs in Alexandrina. Percentage is residents speaking a language other than English at home; the figure beneath it is how many people that is.
Where we are
Alexandrina shaded by the share of residents speaking a language other than English at home. Boundaries are ABS ASGS 2021. See every council on one map.
In context
- Alexandrina
- 2.2%
- South Australia
- 16.9%
- Australia
- 21.3%
2.2% of Alexandrina residents speak a language other than English at home, against 16.9% for South Australia and 21.3% nationally. Drawn from the 2021 Census.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home by Statistical Area Level 2, aggregated to Local Government Area. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
How the headline share is counted. 2.2% is 616 residents as a share of all 28,605 of us. A further 1,375 did not state a language at all, and we do not count them as speaking one — counting every non-response as a non-English speaker would put this figure at 7.0%, which is a larger number and a weaker claim. Measured only across the residents who answered, the share is 2.3%. If you have seen a higher figure quoted for Alexandrina, it is almost certainly one of those two.
Two further caveats we would rather state than bury. Summing suburbs omits residents not allocated to one — no usual address, migratory and unincorporated areas — so national totals sit a little under the ABS published figures; the Alexandrina figures on this page are unaffected. And ranked language lists exclude ABS residual categories such as “Chinese, nfd”, which are not languages anyone can order a translation in; they remain inside the headline total.
Need this community reached in its own languages? Talk to us about translation in Alexandrina.