SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Griffith

26,785 residents · 64+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
30.5%
8,170 people
Growth since last census
+86.4%
vs previous census
In context
0.97× New South Wales avg
1.13× national avg
Population
26,785
CALD residents
8,170
Languages spoken
64
Fastest-growing
+612%
Narrative

Why this matters

Griffith is home to 26,785 residents. 30.5% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 8,170 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Griffith 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
    Italian1,318 · 4.9%
    31.4%
  2. 02
    Punjabi1,003 · 3.7%
    30.3%
  3. 03
    Gujarati958 · 3.6%
    316.5%
  4. 04
    Samoan312 · 1.2%
    26.8%
  5. 05
    Mandarin264 · 1.0%
    20.0%
  6. 06
    Malay185 · 0.7%
    611.5%
  1. 01
    Fijian168 · 0.6%
    5.6%
  2. 02
    Tagalog164 · 0.6%
    121.6%
  3. 03
    Tongan145 · 0.5%
    12.7%
  4. 04
    Filipino127 · 0.5%
    139.6%
  5. 05
    Spanish126 · 0.5%
    51.8%
  6. 06
    Turkish109 · 0.4%
    2.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 69%
ITA
PUN
GUJ
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 69.5%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 30.5%
Italian
1,318 · -31.4%
Punjabi
1,003 · +30.3%
Gujarati
958 · +316.5%
Samoan
312 · +26.8%
Mandarin
264 · +20.0%
Malay
185 · +611.5%
Fijian
168 · -5.6%
Tagalog
164 · +121.6%
Tongan
145 · -12.7%
Filipino
127 · +139.6%
Spanish
126
Turkish
109
Hindi
101
Urdu
87
Maori (Cook Island)
82
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Italian1,318 · 4.9%
    31.4%
  2. 02
    Punjabi1,003 · 3.7%
    30.3%
  3. 03
    Gujarati958 · 3.6%
    316.5%
  4. 04
    Samoan312 · 1.2%
    26.8%
  5. 05
    Mandarin264 · 1.0%
    20.0%
  6. 06
    Malay185 · 0.7%
    611.5%
  7. 07
    Fijian168 · 0.6%
    5.6%
  8. 08
    Tagalog164 · 0.6%
    121.6%
  9. 09
    Tongan145 · 0.5%
    12.7%
  10. 10
    Filipino127 · 0.5%
    139.6%
  11. 11
    Spanish126 · 0.5%
    51.8%
  12. 12
    Turkish109 · 0.4%
    2.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Malay
+611.5%
185 speakers · 0.7% of LGA
#2
Language
Gujarati
+316.5%
958 speakers · 3.6% of LGA
#3
Language
Filipino
+139.6%
127 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Griffith.

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