SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Albury

55,515 residents · 73+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
13.2%
7,352 people
Growth since last census
+83.6%
vs previous census
In context
0.42× New South Wales avg
0.49× national avg
Population
55,515
CALD residents
7,352
Languages spoken
73
Fastest-growing
+360%
Narrative

Why this matters

Albury is home to 55,515 residents. 13.2% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 7,352 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Albury 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
    Nepali758 · 1.4%
    45.8%
  2. 02
    Punjabi753 · 1.4%
    183.1%
  3. 03
    Tagalog183 · 0.3%
    64.9%
  4. 04
    Mandarin166 · 0.3%
    30.7%
  5. 05
    Swahili161 · 0.3%
    360.0%
  6. 06
    Hindi139 · 0.3%
    2.2%
  1. 01
    Greek116 · 0.2%
    5.5%
  2. 02
    Italian107 · 0.2%
    17.6%
  3. 03
    Filipino100 · 0.2%
    58.7%
  4. 04
    Malayalam98 · 0.2%
    63.3%
  5. 05
    Bengali93 · 0.2%
    24.0%
  6. 06
    Lao90 · 0.2%
    14.3%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 87%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 86.8%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 13.2%
Nepali
758 · +45.8%
Punjabi
753 · +183.1%
Tagalog
183 · +64.9%
Mandarin
166 · +30.7%
Swahili
161 · +360.0%
Hindi
139 · +2.2%
Greek
116 · +5.5%
Italian
107 · +17.6%
Filipino
100 · +58.7%
Malayalam
98 · +63.3%
Bengali
93 · +24.0%
Lao
90 · -14.3%
German
77 · -37.4%
Spanish
76 · +20.6%
Urdu
74 · +100.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Nepali758 · 1.4%
    45.8%
  2. 02
    Punjabi753 · 1.4%
    183.1%
  3. 03
    Tagalog183 · 0.3%
    64.9%
  4. 04
    Mandarin166 · 0.3%
    30.7%
  5. 05
    Swahili161 · 0.3%
    360.0%
  6. 06
    Hindi139 · 0.3%
    2.2%
  7. 07
    Greek116 · 0.2%
    5.5%
  8. 08
    Italian107 · 0.2%
    17.6%
  9. 09
    Filipino100 · 0.2%
    58.7%
  10. 10
    Malayalam98 · 0.2%
    63.3%
  11. 11
    Bengali93 · 0.2%
    24.0%
  12. 12
    Lao90 · 0.2%
    14.3%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Swahili
+360.0%
161 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Punjabi
+183.1%
753 speakers · 1.4% of LGA
#3
Language
Urdu
+100.0%
74 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

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