SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Burwood

39,592 residents · 76+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
68.1%
26,943 people
Growth since last census
+21.8%
vs previous census
In context
2.17× New South Wales avg
2.50× national avg
Population
39,592
CALD residents
26,943
Languages spoken
76
Fastest-growing
+125%
Narrative

Why this matters

Burwood is home to 39,592 residents. 68.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 26,943 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Burwood 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
    Mandarin8,032 · 20.3%
    ▲8.1%
  2. 02
    Cantonese3,275 · 8.3%
    ▲4.0%
  3. 03
    Nepali2,950 · 7.5%
    ▲125.0%
  4. 04
    Arabic1,396 · 3.5%
    ▲3.3%
  5. 05
    Italian1,316 · 3.3%
    ▼18.3%
  6. 06
    Korean1,123 · 2.8%
    ▼20.9%
  1. 01
    Vietnamese954 · 2.4%
    ▲53.4%
  2. 02
    Greek807 · 2.0%
    ▼14.4%
  3. 03
    Spanish444 · 1.1%
    ▲32.1%
  4. 04
    Hindi378 · 1.0%
    ▼34.0%
  5. 05
    Thai346 · 0.9%
    ▲37.3%
  6. 06
    Tamil303 · 0.8%
    ▲9.4%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 32%
MAN
CAN
NEP
ARA
ITA
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 31.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 68.1%
Mandarin
8,032 · +8.1%
Cantonese
3,275 · +4.0%
Nepali
2,950 · +125.0%
Arabic
1,396 · +3.3%
Italian
1,316 · -18.3%
Korean
1,123 · -20.9%
Vietnamese
954 · +53.4%
Greek
807 · -14.4%
Spanish
444 · +32.1%
Hindi
378 · -34.0%
Thai
Tamil
Indonesian
Telugu
Filipino
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin8,032 · 20.3%
    ▲8.1%
  2. 02
    Cantonese3,275 · 8.3%
    ▲4.0%
  3. 03
    Nepali2,950 · 7.5%
    ▲125.0%
  4. 04
    Arabic1,396 · 3.5%
    ▲3.3%
  5. 05
    Italian1,316 · 3.3%
    ▼18.3%
  6. 06
    Korean1,123 · 2.8%
    ▼20.9%
  7. 07
    Vietnamese954 · 2.4%
    ▲53.4%
  8. 08
    Greek807 · 2.0%
    ▼14.4%
  9. 09
    Spanish444 · 1.1%
    ▲32.1%
  10. 10
    Hindi378 · 1.0%
    ▼34.0%
  11. 11
    Thai346 · 0.9%
    ▲37.3%
  12. 12
    Tamil303 · 0.8%
    ▲9.4%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+125.0%
2,950 speakers · 7.5% of LGA
#2
Language
Filipino
+66.9%
222 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
#3
Language
Vietnamese
+53.4%
954 speakers · 2.4% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Burwood (NSW)
18,173 RESIDENTS
79.8% CALDTop: Mandarin
Burwood Heights
1,130 RESIDENTS
59.3% CALDTop: Mandarin
Enfield (NSW)
2,949 RESIDENTS
56.2% CALDTop: Mandarin
Croydon (NSW)
10,662 RESIDENTS
48.0% CALDTop: Mandarin
Croydon Park (NSW)
10,814 RESIDENTS
46.5% CALDTop: Italian
Use this data

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