SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Gunnedah

12,874 residents · 39+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
11.6%
1,491 people
Growth since last census
+49.3%
vs previous census
In context
0.37× New South Wales avg
0.43× national avg
Population
12,874
CALD residents
1,491
Languages spoken
39
Fastest-growing
+233%
Narrative

Why this matters

Gunnedah is home to 12,874 residents. 11.6% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 1,491 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Gunnedah 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
    Afrikaans38 · 0.3%
    22.6%
  2. 02
    Tagalog35 · 0.3%
    40.0%
  3. 03
    Mandarin31 · 0.2%
    19.2%
  4. 04
    Filipino17 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Fijian16 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Punjabi15 · 0.1%
    87.5%
  1. 01
    Gamilaraay14 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Spanish14 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Korean10 · 0.1%
    233.3%
  4. 04
    Turkish10 · 0.1%
    150.0%
  5. 05
    Indonesian9 · 0.1%
    125.0%
  6. 06
    Portuguese9 · 0.1%
    40.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 88%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 88.4%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 11.6%
Afrikaans
38 · +22.6%
Tagalog
35 · +40.0%
Mandarin
31 · +19.2%
Filipino
17 · 0.0%
Fijian
16 · 0.0%
Punjabi
15 · +87.5%
Gamilaraay
14 · 0.0%
Spanish
14 · 0.0%
Korean
10 · +233.3%
Turkish
10 · +150.0%
Indonesian
9 · +125.0%
Portuguese
9 · -40.0%
Hindi
9 · 0.0%
Cantonese
9 · +50.0%
French
8 · 0.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Afrikaans38 · 0.3%
    22.6%
  2. 02
    Tagalog35 · 0.3%
    40.0%
  3. 03
    Mandarin31 · 0.2%
    19.2%
  4. 04
    Filipino17 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Fijian16 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Punjabi15 · 0.1%
    87.5%
  7. 07
    Gamilaraay14 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  8. 08
    Spanish14 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  9. 09
    Korean10 · 0.1%
    233.3%
  10. 10
    Turkish10 · 0.1%
    150.0%
  11. 11
    Indonesian9 · 0.1%
    125.0%
  12. 12
    Portuguese9 · 0.1%
    40.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Korean
+233.3%
10 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Turkish
+150.0%
10 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Indonesian
+125.0%
9 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
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