SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Edward River

8,372 residents · 25+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
11.3%
943 people
Growth since last census
+18.2%
vs previous census
In context
0.36× New South Wales avg
0.42× national avg
Population
8,372
CALD residents
943
Languages spoken
25
Fastest-growing
+186%
Narrative

Why this matters

Edward River is home to 8,372 residents. 11.3% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 943 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Edward River 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
    Sinhalese20 · 0.2%
    ▲185.7%
  2. 02
    Malayalam18 · 0.2%
    ▲5.9%
  3. 03
    Tagalog14 · 0.2%
    ▲0.0%
  4. 04
    Cantonese13 · 0.2%
    ▼23.5%
  5. 05
    Nepali11 · 0.1%
    ▲0.0%
  6. 06
    Afrikaans10 · 0.1%
    ▼50.0%
  1. 01
    Non-verbal, so described8 · 0.1%
    ▲0.0%
  2. 02
    Telugu8 · 0.1%
    ▲100.0%
  3. 03
    Mandarin7 · 0.1%
    ▼88.3%
  4. 04
    Filipino7 · 0.1%
    ▲40.0%
  5. 05
    Italian7 · 0.1%
    ▼78.1%
  6. 06
    Greek6 · 0.1%
    ▼33.3%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 89%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 88.7%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 11.3%
Sinhalese
20 · +185.7%
Malayalam
18 · +5.9%
Tagalog
14 · 0.0%
Cantonese
13 · -23.5%
Nepali
11 · 0.0%
Afrikaans
10 · -50.0%
Non-verbal, so described
8 · 0.0%
Telugu
8 · +100.0%
Mandarin
7 · -88.3%
Filipino
7 · +40.0%
Italian
7 · -78.1%
Greek
6 · -33.3%
Thai
5 · 0.0%
Spanish
5 · 0.0%
Korean
4 · -76.5%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Sinhalese20 · 0.2%
    ▲185.7%
  2. 02
    Malayalam18 · 0.2%
    ▲5.9%
  3. 03
    Tagalog14 · 0.2%
    ▲0.0%
  4. 04
    Cantonese13 · 0.2%
    ▼23.5%
  5. 05
    Nepali11 · 0.1%
    ▲0.0%
  6. 06
    Afrikaans10 · 0.1%
    ▼50.0%
  7. 07
    Non-verbal, so described8 · 0.1%
    ▲0.0%
  8. 08
    Telugu8 · 0.1%
    ▲100.0%
  9. 09
    Mandarin7 · 0.1%
    ▼88.3%
  10. 10
    Filipino7 · 0.1%
    ▲40.0%
  11. 11
    Italian7 · 0.1%
    ▼78.1%
  12. 12
    Greek6 · 0.1%
    ▼33.3%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Sinhalese
+185.7%
20 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Telugu
+100.0%
8 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Filipino
+40.0%
7 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Mayrung
274 RESIDENTS
16.1% CALDTop: Tagalog
Deniliquin
7,320 RESIDENTS
11.3% CALDTop: Sinhalese
Wanganella
276 RESIDENTS
10.9% CALD
Blighty
289 RESIDENTS
10.4% CALDTop: Filipino
Stud Park
213 RESIDENTS
6.6% CALD
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Edward River.

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