SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Dungog

9,480 residents · 5+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
4.9%
466 people
Growth since last census
+36.5%
vs previous census
In context
0.16× New South Wales avg
0.18× national avg
Population
9,480
CALD residents
466
Languages spoken
5
Fastest-growing
+133%
Narrative

Why this matters

Dungog is home to 9,480 residents. 4.9% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 466 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Dungog 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
    Tagalog7 · 0.1%
    133.3%
  2. 02
    Samoan7 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    French6 · 0.1%
    25.0%
  4. 04
    Afrikaans3 · 0.0%
    66.7%
  5. 05
    Hindi3 · 0.0%
    0.0%
    Composition

    Everyone at home

    ENGLISH · 95%
    OTHER
    ENGLISH ONLY 95.1%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 4.9%
    Tagalog
    7 · +133.3%
    Samoan
    7 · 0.0%
    French
    6 · -25.0%
    Afrikaans
    3 · -66.7%
    Hindi
    3 · 0.0%
    SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
    1. 01
      Tagalog7 · 0.1%
      133.3%
    2. 02
      Samoan7 · 0.1%
      0.0%
    3. 03
      French6 · 0.1%
      25.0%
    4. 04
      Afrikaans3 · 0.0%
      66.7%
    5. 05
      Hindi3 · 0.0%
      0.0%
    Momentum

    Fastest-growing languages

    Top movers since the last census

    #1
    Language
    Tagalog
    +133.3%
    7 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
    #2
    Language
    Samoan
    0.0%
    7 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
    #3
    Language
    Hindi
    0.0%
    3 speakers · 0.0% of LGA
    Use this data

    Commission a gap report for Dungog.

    We turn census data into targeted outreach plans: which documents to translate first, which community leaders to engage, where the gaps are.