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Local Government Area · New South Wales

Canada Bay

87,955 residents · 98+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
43.1%
37,865 people
Growth since last census
+10.7%
vs previous census
In context
1.37× New South Wales avg
1.59× national avg
Population
87,955
CALD residents
37,865
Languages spoken
98
Fastest-growing
+170%
Narrative

Why this matters

Canada Bay is home to 87,955 residents. 43.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 37,865 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Canada Bay 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
    Mandarin7,652 · 8.7%
    12.2%
  2. 02
    Italian5,319 · 6.0%
    14.7%
  3. 03
    Cantonese3,514 · 4.0%
    0.2%
  4. 04
    Korean2,866 · 3.3%
    19.9%
  5. 05
    Greek1,803 · 2.0%
    6.2%
  6. 06
    Arabic1,647 · 1.9%
    10.8%
  1. 01
    Spanish1,220 · 1.4%
    17.6%
  2. 02
    Nepali1,054 · 1.2%
    170.3%
  3. 03
    Hindi990 · 1.1%
    0.4%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese720 · 0.8%
    21.6%
  5. 05
    Portuguese421 · 0.5%
    32.4%
  6. 06
    Turkish421 · 0.5%
    17.3%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 57%
MAN
ITA
CAN
KOR
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 56.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 43.1%
Mandarin
7,652 · -12.2%
Italian
5,319 · -14.7%
Cantonese
3,514 · +0.2%
Korean
2,866 · -19.9%
Greek
1,803 · -6.2%
Arabic
1,647 · +10.8%
Spanish
1,220 · +17.6%
Nepali
1,054 · +170.3%
Hindi
990 · -0.4%
Vietnamese
720 · +21.6%
Portuguese
Turkish
Persian (excluding Dari)
Tamil
Indonesian
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin7,652 · 8.7%
    12.2%
  2. 02
    Italian5,319 · 6.0%
    14.7%
  3. 03
    Cantonese3,514 · 4.0%
    0.2%
  4. 04
    Korean2,866 · 3.3%
    19.9%
  5. 05
    Greek1,803 · 2.0%
    6.2%
  6. 06
    Arabic1,647 · 1.9%
    10.8%
  7. 07
    Spanish1,220 · 1.4%
    17.6%
  8. 08
    Nepali1,054 · 1.2%
    170.3%
  9. 09
    Hindi990 · 1.1%
    0.4%
  10. 10
    Vietnamese720 · 0.8%
    21.6%
  11. 11
    Portuguese421 · 0.5%
    32.4%
  12. 12
    Turkish421 · 0.5%
    17.3%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+170.3%
1,054 speakers · 1.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Portuguese
+32.4%
421 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#3
Language
Persian (excluding Dari)
+28.9%
393 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
Use this data

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