SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Fairfield

206,560 residents · 111+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
76.4%
157,774 people
Growth since last census
+7.0%
vs previous census
In context
2.42× New South Wales avg
2.82× national avg
Population
206,560
CALD residents
157,774
Languages spoken
111
Fastest-growing
+29%
Narrative

Why this matters

Fairfield is home to 206,560 residents. 76.4% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 157,774 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Fairfield 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
    Vietnamese43,953 · 21.3%
    8.5%
  2. 02
    Arabic19,415 · 9.4%
    24.4%
  3. 03
    Assyrian Neo-Aramaic16,278 · 7.9%
    21.5%
  4. 04
    Chaldean Neo-Aramaic8,447 · 4.1%
    29.0%
  5. 05
    Cantonese7,684 · 3.7%
    10.2%
  6. 06
    Khmer6,961 · 3.4%
    2.2%
  1. 01
    Spanish4,812 · 2.3%
    21.9%
  2. 02
    Mandarin4,753 · 2.3%
    7.2%
  3. 03
    Italian3,885 · 1.9%
    23.3%
  4. 04
    Serbian3,320 · 1.6%
    8.7%
  5. 05
    Min Nan2,399 · 1.2%
    2.0%
  6. 06
    Croatian2,325 · 1.1%
    10.9%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 24%
VIE
ARA
ASS
CHA
CAN
KHM
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 23.6%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 76.4%
Vietnamese
43,953 · +8.5%
Arabic
19,415 · +24.4%
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
16,278 · +21.5%
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic
8,447 · +29.0%
Cantonese
7,684 · -10.2%
Khmer
6,961 · -2.2%
Spanish
4,812 · -21.9%
Mandarin
4,753 · -7.2%
Italian
3,885 · -23.3%
Serbian
3,320 · -8.7%
Min Nan
Croatian
Lao
Samoan
Tagalog
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Vietnamese43,953 · 21.3%
    8.5%
  2. 02
    Arabic19,415 · 9.4%
    24.4%
  3. 03
    Assyrian Neo-Aramaic16,278 · 7.9%
    21.5%
  4. 04
    Chaldean Neo-Aramaic8,447 · 4.1%
    29.0%
  5. 05
    Cantonese7,684 · 3.7%
    10.2%
  6. 06
    Khmer6,961 · 3.4%
    2.2%
  7. 07
    Spanish4,812 · 2.3%
    21.9%
  8. 08
    Mandarin4,753 · 2.3%
    7.2%
  9. 09
    Italian3,885 · 1.9%
    23.3%
  10. 10
    Serbian3,320 · 1.6%
    8.7%
  11. 11
    Min Nan2,399 · 1.2%
    2.0%
  12. 12
    Croatian2,325 · 1.1%
    10.9%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic
+29.0%
8,447 speakers · 4.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Arabic
+24.4%
19,415 speakers · 9.4% of LGA
#3
Language
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
+21.5%
16,278 speakers · 7.9% of LGA
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