SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Georges River

150,846 residents · 109+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
57.5%
86,664 people
Growth since last census
+8.4%
vs previous census
In context
1.83× New South Wales avg
2.11× national avg
Population
150,846
CALD residents
86,664
Languages spoken
109
Fastest-growing
+74%
Narrative

Why this matters

Georges River is home to 150,846 residents. 57.5% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 86,664 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Georges 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
    Mandarin19,503 · 12.9%
    7.5%
  2. 02
    Cantonese14,395 · 9.5%
    1.4%
  3. 03
    Nepali8,714 · 5.8%
    73.8%
  4. 04
    Greek7,835 · 5.2%
    0.2%
  5. 05
    Arabic5,658 · 3.8%
    8.0%
  6. 06
    Macedonian3,208 · 2.1%
    1.7%
  1. 01
    Spanish1,815 · 1.2%
    10.9%
  2. 02
    Italian1,574 · 1.0%
    18.4%
  3. 03
    Indonesian1,514 · 1.0%
    2.1%
  4. 04
    Tagalog1,369 · 0.9%
    15.4%
  5. 05
    Croatian1,268 · 0.8%
    2.3%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese1,160 · 0.8%
    11.2%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 43%
MAN
CAN
NEP
GRE
ARA
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 42.5%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 57.5%
Mandarin
19,503 · -7.5%
Cantonese
14,395 · -1.4%
Nepali
8,714 · +73.8%
Greek
7,835 · +0.2%
Arabic
5,658 · +8.0%
Macedonian
3,208 · +1.7%
Spanish
1,815 · +10.9%
Italian
1,574 · -18.4%
Indonesian
1,514 · -2.1%
Tagalog
1,369 · +15.4%
Croatian
Vietnamese
Hindi
Bengali
Filipino
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin19,503 · 12.9%
    7.5%
  2. 02
    Cantonese14,395 · 9.5%
    1.4%
  3. 03
    Nepali8,714 · 5.8%
    73.8%
  4. 04
    Greek7,835 · 5.2%
    0.2%
  5. 05
    Arabic5,658 · 3.8%
    8.0%
  6. 06
    Macedonian3,208 · 2.1%
    1.7%
  7. 07
    Spanish1,815 · 1.2%
    10.9%
  8. 08
    Italian1,574 · 1.0%
    18.4%
  9. 09
    Indonesian1,514 · 1.0%
    2.1%
  10. 10
    Tagalog1,369 · 0.9%
    15.4%
  11. 11
    Croatian1,268 · 0.8%
    2.3%
  12. 12
    Vietnamese1,160 · 0.8%
    11.2%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+73.8%
8,714 speakers · 5.8% of LGA
#2
Language
Filipino
+38.5%
888 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
#3
Language
Tagalog
+15.4%
1,369 speakers · 0.9% of LGA
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