SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Blacktown

391,635 residents · 153+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
51.8%
202,789 people
Growth since last census
+44.4%
vs previous census
In context
1.64× New South Wales avg
1.91× national avg
Population
391,635
CALD residents
202,789
Languages spoken
153
Fastest-growing
+154%
Narrative

Why this matters

Blacktown is home to 391,635 residents. 51.8% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 202,789 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Blacktown 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
    Punjabi20,475 · 5.2%
    ▲70.9%
  2. 02
    Hindi17,385 · 4.4%
    ▲29.3%
  3. 03
    Tagalog14,971 · 3.8%
    ▲10.6%
  4. 04
    Arabic11,643 · 3.0%
    ▲14.9%
  5. 05
    Gujarati9,325 · 2.4%
    ▲103.8%
  6. 06
    Urdu8,496 · 2.2%
    ▲53.5%
  1. 01
    Tamil8,038 · 2.1%
    ▲59.8%
  2. 02
    Filipino7,679 · 2.0%
    ▲19.7%
  3. 03
    Mandarin7,054 · 1.8%
    ▲46.3%
  4. 04
    Bengali4,493 · 1.1%
    ▲35.4%
  5. 05
    Nepali4,438 · 1.1%
    ▲154.2%
  6. 06
    Telugu4,194 · 1.1%
    ▲130.8%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 48%
PUN
HIN
TAG
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 48.2%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 51.8%
Punjabi
20,475 · +70.9%
Hindi
17,385 · +29.3%
Tagalog
14,971 · +10.6%
Arabic
11,643 · +14.9%
Gujarati
9,325 · +103.8%
Urdu
8,496 · +53.5%
Tamil
8,038 · +59.8%
Filipino
7,679 · +19.7%
Mandarin
7,054 · +46.3%
Bengali
4,493 · +35.4%
Nepali
4,438 · +154.2%
Telugu
4,194 · +130.8%
Samoan
3,980 · +9.6%
Cantonese
3,959 · +14.5%
Spanish
3,073 · +5.8%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Punjabi20,475 · 5.2%
    ▲70.9%
  2. 02
    Hindi17,385 · 4.4%
    ▲29.3%
  3. 03
    Tagalog14,971 · 3.8%
    ▲10.6%
  4. 04
    Arabic11,643 · 3.0%
    ▲14.9%
  5. 05
    Gujarati9,325 · 2.4%
    ▲103.8%
  6. 06
    Urdu8,496 · 2.2%
    ▲53.5%
  7. 07
    Tamil8,038 · 2.1%
    ▲59.8%
  8. 08
    Filipino7,679 · 2.0%
    ▲19.7%
  9. 09
    Mandarin7,054 · 1.8%
    ▲46.3%
  10. 10
    Bengali4,493 · 1.1%
    ▲35.4%
  11. 11
    Nepali4,438 · 1.1%
    ▲154.2%
  12. 12
    Telugu4,194 · 1.1%
    ▲130.8%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+154.2%
4,438 speakers · 1.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Telugu
+130.8%
4,194 speakers · 1.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Gujarati
+103.8%
9,325 speakers · 2.4% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Nirimba Fields
1,258 RESIDENTS
77.0% CALDTop: Gujarati
Parklea
3,452 RESIDENTS
73.4% CALDTop: Punjabi
Bungarribee
3,178 RESIDENTS
71.1% CALDTop: Gujarati
Melonba
1,427 RESIDENTS
69.9% CALDTop: Punjabi
Mount Druitt
16,728 RESIDENTS
66.8% CALDTop: Urdu
Woodcroft (NSW)
6,475 RESIDENTS
64.6% CALDTop: Tagalog
Marsden Park
14,499 RESIDENTS
61.5% CALDTop: Gujarati
Blacktown
49,964 RESIDENTS
60.0% CALDTop: Punjabi
Rooty Hill
16,047 RESIDENTS
59.3% CALDTop: Tagalog
Plumpton (NSW)
9,982 RESIDENTS
58.9% CALDTop: Tagalog
Schofields
15,529 RESIDENTS
58.8% CALDTop: Hindi
Tallawong
6,398 RESIDENTS
57.8% CALDTop: Punjabi
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