SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Cumberland

232,547 residents · 128+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
73.0%
169,845 people
Growth since last census
+14.8%
vs previous census
In context
2.32× New South Wales avg
2.68× national avg
Population
232,547
CALD residents
169,845
Languages spoken
128
Fastest-growing
+94%
Narrative

Why this matters

Cumberland is home to 232,547 residents. 73.0% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 169,845 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Cumberland 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
    Arabic33,215 · 14.3%
    ▲1.4%
  2. 02
    Mandarin15,730 · 6.8%
    ▲15.5%
  3. 03
    Nepali10,257 · 4.4%
    ▲94.3%
  4. 04
    Cantonese9,320 · 4.0%
    ▼5.2%
  5. 05
    Tamil7,765 · 3.3%
    ▲15.7%
  6. 06
    Turkish6,683 · 2.9%
    ▼0.1%
  1. 01
    Urdu6,052 · 2.6%
    ▲29.6%
  2. 02
    Hindi5,417 · 2.3%
    ▲11.6%
  3. 03
    Korean5,234 · 2.3%
    ▲2.0%
  4. 04
    Hazaraghi3,970 · 1.7%
    ▲20.3%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese3,775 · 1.6%
    ▲4.3%
  6. 06
    Gujarati3,736 · 1.6%
    ▲11.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 27%
ARA
MAN
NEP
CAN
TAM
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 27.0%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 73.0%
Arabic
33,215 · +1.4%
Mandarin
15,730 · +15.5%
Nepali
10,257 · +94.3%
Cantonese
9,320 · -5.2%
Tamil
7,765 · +15.7%
Turkish
6,683 · -0.1%
Urdu
6,052 · +29.6%
Hindi
5,417 · +11.6%
Korean
5,234 · +2.0%
Hazaraghi
3,970 · +20.3%
Vietnamese
3,775 · +4.3%
Gujarati
3,736 · +11.7%
Dari
3,439 · -6.6%
Telugu
3,287 · +83.9%
Punjabi
2,719 · +0.8%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Arabic33,215 · 14.3%
    ▲1.4%
  2. 02
    Mandarin15,730 · 6.8%
    ▲15.5%
  3. 03
    Nepali10,257 · 4.4%
    ▲94.3%
  4. 04
    Cantonese9,320 · 4.0%
    ▼5.2%
  5. 05
    Tamil7,765 · 3.3%
    ▲15.7%
  6. 06
    Turkish6,683 · 2.9%
    ▼0.1%
  7. 07
    Urdu6,052 · 2.6%
    ▲29.6%
  8. 08
    Hindi5,417 · 2.3%
    ▲11.6%
  9. 09
    Korean5,234 · 2.3%
    ▲2.0%
  10. 10
    Hazaraghi3,970 · 1.7%
    ▲20.3%
  11. 11
    Vietnamese3,775 · 1.6%
    ▲4.3%
  12. 12
    Gujarati3,736 · 1.6%
    ▲11.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+94.3%
10,257 speakers · 4.4% of LGA
#2
Language
Telugu
+83.9%
3,287 speakers · 1.4% of LGA
#3
Language
Urdu
+29.6%
6,052 speakers · 2.6% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Auburn (NSW)
38,589 RESIDENTS
87.7% CALDTop: Mandarin
Lidcombe
23,731 RESIDENTS
80.7% CALDTop: Korean
Berala
8,575 RESIDENTS
78.6% CALDTop: Mandarin
Granville (NSW)
16,381 RESIDENTS
77.9% CALDTop: Nepali
South Granville
5,892 RESIDENTS
77.7% CALDTop: Arabic
Girraween (NSW)
6,293 RESIDENTS
77.1% CALDTop: Tamil
Wentworthville
15,178 RESIDENTS
76.2% CALDTop: Tamil
Mays Hill
1,923 RESIDENTS
75.5% CALDTop: Hindi
Regents Park (NSW)
5,068 RESIDENTS
74.6% CALDTop: Arabic
Guildford (NSW)
23,736 RESIDENTS
74.2% CALDTop: Arabic
Merrylands
32,492 RESIDENTS
73.6% CALDTop: Arabic
Holroyd
1,216 RESIDENTS
72.6% CALDTop: Arabic
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