SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Byron

35,881 residents · 44+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
19.0%
6,821 people
Growth since last census
+112.6%
vs previous census
In context
0.60× New South Wales avg
0.70× national avg
Population
35,881
CALD residents
6,821
Languages spoken
44
Fastest-growing
+273%
Narrative

Why this matters

Byron is home to 35,881 residents. 19.0% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 6,821 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Byron 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
    Spanish589 · 1.6%
    ▲270.4%
  2. 02
    German402 · 1.1%
    ▲35.8%
  3. 03
    French379 · 1.1%
    ▲77.9%
  4. 04
    Portuguese311 · 0.9%
    ▲146.8%
  5. 05
    Italian293 · 0.8%
    ▲62.8%
  6. 06
    Hebrew233 · 0.6%
    ▲22.6%
  1. 01
    Japanese199 · 0.6%
    ▲40.1%
  2. 02
    Dutch110 · 0.3%
    ▲66.7%
  3. 03
    Punjabi67 · 0.2%
    ▲109.4%
  4. 04
    Thai61 · 0.2%
    ▲29.8%
  5. 05
    Swedish49 · 0.1%
    ▲36.1%
  6. 06
    Mandarin43 · 0.1%
    ▲59.3%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 81%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 81.0%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 19.0%
Spanish
589 · +270.4%
German
402 · +35.8%
French
379 · +77.9%
Portuguese
311 · +146.8%
Italian
293 · +62.8%
Hebrew
233 · +22.6%
Japanese
199 · +40.1%
Dutch
110 · +66.7%
Punjabi
67 · +109.4%
Thai
61 · +29.8%
Swedish
Mandarin
Indonesian
Greek
Russian
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Spanish589 · 1.6%
    ▲270.4%
  2. 02
    German402 · 1.1%
    ▲35.8%
  3. 03
    French379 · 1.1%
    ▲77.9%
  4. 04
    Portuguese311 · 0.9%
    ▲146.8%
  5. 05
    Italian293 · 0.8%
    ▲62.8%
  6. 06
    Hebrew233 · 0.6%
    ▲22.6%
  7. 07
    Japanese199 · 0.6%
    ▲40.1%
  8. 08
    Dutch110 · 0.3%
    ▲66.7%
  9. 09
    Punjabi67 · 0.2%
    ▲109.4%
  10. 10
    Thai61 · 0.2%
    ▲29.8%
  11. 11
    Swedish49 · 0.1%
    ▲36.1%
  12. 12
    Mandarin43 · 0.1%
    ▲59.3%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Indonesian
+272.7%
41 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Spanish
+270.4%
589 speakers · 1.6% of LGA
#3
Language
Portuguese
+146.8%
311 speakers · 0.9% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Main Arm
717 RESIDENTS
29.3% CALDTop: German
Upper Main Arm
283 RESIDENTS
28.6% CALDTop: German
Koonyum Range
484 RESIDENTS
27.3% CALDTop: Hebrew
Broken Head
386 RESIDENTS
25.4% CALDTop: Portuguese
Skinners Shoot
278 RESIDENTS
24.5% CALDTop: Spanish
Wooyung
38 RESIDENTS
23.7% CALD
Huonbrook
217 RESIDENTS
23.0% CALDTop: German
Byron Bay
6,740 RESIDENTS
22.9% CALDTop: Spanish
Goonengerry
552 RESIDENTS
22.6% CALDTop: German
Mullumbimby Creek
713 RESIDENTS
22.3% CALDTop: Hebrew
Tyagarah
190 RESIDENTS
22.1% CALDTop: Spanish
McLeods Shoot
524 RESIDENTS
21.8% CALDTop: Indonesian
Use this data

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