SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Blue Mountains

77,341 residents · 78+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
8.6%
6,633 people
Growth since last census
+26.8%
vs previous census
In context
0.27× New South Wales avg
0.32× national avg
Population
77,341
CALD residents
6,633
Languages spoken
78
Fastest-growing
+65%
Narrative

Why this matters

Blue Mountains is home to 77,341 residents. 8.6% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 6,633 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Blue Mountains 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
    Spanish453 · 0.6%
    19.8%
  2. 02
    German318 · 0.4%
    20.5%
  3. 03
    Mandarin218 · 0.3%
    9.2%
  4. 04
    French210 · 0.3%
    17.3%
  5. 05
    Polish182 · 0.2%
    14.5%
  6. 06
    Russian161 · 0.2%
    47.7%
  1. 01
    Thai142 · 0.2%
    65.1%
  2. 02
    Arabic141 · 0.2%
    62.1%
  3. 03
    Italian140 · 0.2%
    45.1%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese140 · 0.2%
    33.3%
  5. 05
    Greek134 · 0.2%
    34.0%
  6. 06
    Japanese129 · 0.2%
    9.3%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 91%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 91.4%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 8.6%
Spanish
453 · +19.8%
German
318 · -20.5%
Mandarin
218 · -9.2%
French
210 · +17.3%
Polish
182 · +14.5%
Russian
161 · +47.7%
Thai
142 · +65.1%
Arabic
141 · +62.1%
Italian
140 · -45.1%
Vietnamese
140 · +33.3%
Greek
134 · -34.0%
Japanese
129 · +9.3%
Cantonese
116 · +6.4%
Dutch
89 · +2.3%
Hindi
88 · +27.5%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Spanish453 · 0.6%
    19.8%
  2. 02
    German318 · 0.4%
    20.5%
  3. 03
    Mandarin218 · 0.3%
    9.2%
  4. 04
    French210 · 0.3%
    17.3%
  5. 05
    Polish182 · 0.2%
    14.5%
  6. 06
    Russian161 · 0.2%
    47.7%
  7. 07
    Thai142 · 0.2%
    65.1%
  8. 08
    Arabic141 · 0.2%
    62.1%
  9. 09
    Italian140 · 0.2%
    45.1%
  10. 10
    Vietnamese140 · 0.2%
    33.3%
  11. 11
    Greek134 · 0.2%
    34.0%
  12. 12
    Japanese129 · 0.2%
    9.3%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Thai
+65.1%
142 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Arabic
+62.1%
141 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Russian
+47.7%
161 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Blue Mountains.

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