SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Clarence Valley

53,690 residents · 50+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
10.5%
5,634 people
Growth since last census
+114.5%
vs previous census
In context
0.33× New South Wales avg
0.38× national avg
Population
53,690
CALD residents
5,634
Languages spoken
50
Fastest-growing
+583%
Narrative

Why this matters

Clarence Valley is home to 53,690 residents. 10.5% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 5,634 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Clarence Valley 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
    Punjabi113 · 0.2%
    213.9%
  2. 02
    German86 · 0.2%
    8.9%
  3. 03
    Spanish55 · 0.1%
    48.6%
  4. 04
    Mandarin51 · 0.1%
    50.0%
  5. 05
    Tagalog49 · 0.1%
    75.0%
  6. 06
    Cantonese45 · 0.1%
    47.7%
  1. 01
    Gumbaynggir41 · 0.1%
    583.3%
  2. 02
    French40 · 0.1%
    100.0%
  3. 03
    Afrikaans38 · 0.1%
    111.1%
  4. 04
    Thai38 · 0.1%
    58.3%
  5. 05
    Dutch37 · 0.1%
    11.9%
  6. 06
    Italian35 · 0.1%
    337.5%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 90%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 89.5%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 10.5%
Punjabi
113 · +213.9%
German
86 · +8.9%
Spanish
55 · +48.6%
Mandarin
51 · +50.0%
Tagalog
49 · +75.0%
Cantonese
45 · -47.7%
Gumbaynggir
41 · +583.3%
French
40 · +100.0%
Afrikaans
38 · +111.1%
Thai
38 · +58.3%
Dutch
37 · -11.9%
Italian
35 · +337.5%
Bandjalang
33 · +175.0%
Japanese
26 · +188.9%
Portuguese
25 · +316.7%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Punjabi113 · 0.2%
    213.9%
  2. 02
    German86 · 0.2%
    8.9%
  3. 03
    Spanish55 · 0.1%
    48.6%
  4. 04
    Mandarin51 · 0.1%
    50.0%
  5. 05
    Tagalog49 · 0.1%
    75.0%
  6. 06
    Cantonese45 · 0.1%
    47.7%
  7. 07
    Gumbaynggir41 · 0.1%
    583.3%
  8. 08
    French40 · 0.1%
    100.0%
  9. 09
    Afrikaans38 · 0.1%
    111.1%
  10. 10
    Thai38 · 0.1%
    58.3%
  11. 11
    Dutch37 · 0.1%
    11.9%
  12. 12
    Italian35 · 0.1%
    337.5%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Gumbaynggir
+583.3%
41 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Italian
+337.5%
35 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Portuguese
+316.7%
25 speakers · 0.0% of LGA
Use this data

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