SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Camden

117,756 residents · 120+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
25.0%
29,422 people
Growth since last census
+267.6%
vs previous census
In context
0.79× New South Wales avg
0.92× national avg
Population
117,756
CALD residents
29,422
Languages spoken
120
Fastest-growing
+1645%
Narrative

Why this matters

Camden is home to 117,756 residents. 25.0% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 29,422 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Camden 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
    Arabic2,650 · 2.3%
    ▲147.4%
  2. 02
    Spanish1,811 · 1.5%
    ▲83.5%
  3. 03
    Hindi1,680 · 1.4%
    ▲160.9%
  4. 04
    Punjabi1,373 · 1.2%
    ▲535.6%
  5. 05
    Italian1,286 · 1.1%
    ▲31.1%
  6. 06
    Urdu1,071 · 0.9%
    ▲405.2%
  1. 01
    Nepali977 · 0.8%
    ▲1644.6%
  2. 02
    Mandarin906 · 0.8%
    ▲83.0%
  3. 03
    Assyrian Neo-Aramaic854 · 0.7%
    ▲223.5%
  4. 04
    Bengali764 · 0.6%
    ▲758.4%
  5. 05
    Serbian750 · 0.6%
    ▲111.3%
  6. 06
    Tagalog682 · 0.6%
    ▲161.3%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 75%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 75.0%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 25.0%
Arabic
2,650 · +147.4%
Spanish
1,811 · +83.5%
Hindi
1,680 · +160.9%
Punjabi
1,373 · +535.6%
Italian
1,286 · +31.1%
Urdu
1,071 · +405.2%
Nepali
977 · +1644.6%
Mandarin
906 · +83.0%
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
854 · +223.5%
Bengali
764 · +758.4%
Serbian
750 · +111.3%
Tagalog
682 · +161.3%
Vietnamese
631 · +166.2%
Greek
606 · +71.2%
Samoan
602 · +267.1%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Arabic2,650 · 2.3%
    ▲147.4%
  2. 02
    Spanish1,811 · 1.5%
    ▲83.5%
  3. 03
    Hindi1,680 · 1.4%
    ▲160.9%
  4. 04
    Punjabi1,373 · 1.2%
    ▲535.6%
  5. 05
    Italian1,286 · 1.1%
    ▲31.1%
  6. 06
    Urdu1,071 · 0.9%
    ▲405.2%
  7. 07
    Nepali977 · 0.8%
    ▲1644.6%
  8. 08
    Mandarin906 · 0.8%
    ▲83.0%
  9. 09
    Assyrian Neo-Aramaic854 · 0.7%
    ▲223.5%
  10. 10
    Bengali764 · 0.6%
    ▲758.4%
  11. 11
    Serbian750 · 0.6%
    ▲111.3%
  12. 12
    Tagalog682 · 0.6%
    ▲161.3%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+1644.6%
977 speakers · 0.8% of LGA
#2
Language
Bengali
+758.4%
764 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
#3
Language
Punjabi
+535.6%
1,373 speakers · 1.2% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Leppington
9,305 RESIDENTS
51.2% CALDTop: Arabic
Smeaton Grange
874 RESIDENTS
43.2% CALDTop: Samoan
Oran Park
17,365 RESIDENTS
42.8% CALDTop: Punjabi
Gregory Hills
8,108 RESIDENTS
38.6% CALDTop: Arabic
Catherine Field
2,735 RESIDENTS
38.5% CALDTop: Cantonese
Gledswood Hills
5,829 RESIDENTS
35.7% CALDTop: Arabic
Harrington Park
13,143 RESIDENTS
20.1% CALDTop: Arabic
Spring Farm (NSW)
9,441 RESIDENTS
17.1% CALDTop: Spanish
Mount Annan
11,609 RESIDENTS
16.5% CALDTop: Arabic
Currans Hill
5,457 RESIDENTS
15.2% CALDTop: Spanish
Cobbitty
4,064 RESIDENTS
15.0% CALDTop: Arabic
Narellan Vale
7,210 RESIDENTS
13.5% CALDTop: Arabic
Use this data

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