SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Bayside (NSW)

172,692 residents · 123+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
57.1%
98,685 people
Growth since last census
+13.9%
vs previous census
In context
1.81× New South Wales avg
2.11× national avg
Population
172,692
CALD residents
98,685
Languages spoken
123
Fastest-growing
+143%
Narrative

Why this matters

Bayside (NSW) is home to 172,692 residents. 57.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 98,685 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Bayside (NSW) 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
    Mandarin12,044 · 7.0%
    ▲14.7%
  2. 02
    Greek10,445 · 6.0%
    ▼5.1%
  3. 03
    Arabic9,485 · 5.5%
    ▲4.3%
  4. 04
    Cantonese6,517 · 3.8%
    ▲10.8%
  5. 05
    Spanish4,968 · 2.9%
    ▲34.2%
  6. 06
    Nepali4,691 · 2.7%
    ▲14.5%
  1. 01
    Macedonian4,509 · 2.6%
    ▼3.9%
  2. 02
    Indonesian3,895 · 2.3%
    ▲33.3%
  3. 03
    Portuguese3,049 · 1.8%
    ▲60.5%
  4. 04
    Bengali3,026 · 1.8%
    ▼20.5%
  5. 05
    Italian2,181 · 1.3%
    ▼6.2%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese2,089 · 1.2%
    ▲44.1%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 43%
MAN
GRE
ARA
CAN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 42.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 57.1%
Mandarin
12,044 · +14.7%
Greek
10,445 · -5.1%
Arabic
9,485 · +4.3%
Cantonese
6,517 · +10.8%
Spanish
4,968 · +34.2%
Nepali
4,691 · +14.5%
Macedonian
4,509 · -3.9%
Indonesian
3,895 · +33.3%
Portuguese
3,049 · +60.5%
Bengali
3,026 · -20.5%
Italian
2.2k
Vietnamese
2.1k
Tagalog
1.7k
Mongolian
1.6k
Thai
1.5k
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin12,044 · 7.0%
    ▲14.7%
  2. 02
    Greek10,445 · 6.0%
    ▼5.1%
  3. 03
    Arabic9,485 · 5.5%
    ▲4.3%
  4. 04
    Cantonese6,517 · 3.8%
    ▲10.8%
  5. 05
    Spanish4,968 · 2.9%
    ▲34.2%
  6. 06
    Nepali4,691 · 2.7%
    ▲14.5%
  7. 07
    Macedonian4,509 · 2.6%
    ▼3.9%
  8. 08
    Indonesian3,895 · 2.3%
    ▲33.3%
  9. 09
    Portuguese3,049 · 1.8%
    ▲60.5%
  10. 10
    Bengali3,026 · 1.8%
    ▼20.5%
  11. 11
    Italian2,181 · 1.3%
    ▼6.2%
  12. 12
    Vietnamese2,089 · 1.2%
    ▲44.1%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Mongolian
+143.0%
1,638 speakers · 0.9% of LGA
#2
Language
Portuguese
+60.5%
3,049 speakers · 1.8% of LGA
#3
Language
Vietnamese
+44.1%
2,089 speakers · 1.2% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Wolli Creek
10,500 RESIDENTS
73.5% CALDTop: Mandarin
Rockdale
15,486 RESIDENTS
71.2% CALDTop: Nepali
Kogarah
15,794 RESIDENTS
68.9% CALDTop: Nepali
Arncliffe
11,821 RESIDENTS
63.5% CALDTop: Arabic
Turrella
2,647 RESIDENTS
63.3% CALDTop: Arabic
Bexley
19,938 RESIDENTS
62.0% CALDTop: Arabic
Mascot
21,171 RESIDENTS
61.3% CALDTop: Mandarin
Eastlakes
6,210 RESIDENTS
60.6% CALDTop: Bengali
Bexley North
4,202 RESIDENTS
56.6% CALDTop: Greek
Banksia
3,141 RESIDENTS
55.1% CALDTop: Macedonian
Eastgardens
4,023 RESIDENTS
54.0% CALDTop: Mandarin
Brighton-Le-Sands
8,183 RESIDENTS
53.9% CALDTop: Greek
Use this data

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