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Local Government Area · New South Wales

Hawkesbury

66,101 residents · 68+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
10.7%
7,094 people
Growth since last census
+120.5%
vs previous census
In context
0.34× New South Wales avg
0.40× national avg
Population
66,101
CALD residents
7,094
Languages spoken
68
Fastest-growing
+757%
Narrative

Why this matters

Hawkesbury is home to 66,101 residents. 10.7% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 7,094 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Hawkesbury 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
    Maltese572 · 0.9%
    ▲1.2%
  2. 02
    Punjabi360 · 0.5%
    ▲757.1%
  3. 03
    Italian272 · 0.4%
    ▲24.8%
  4. 04
    Arabic219 · 0.3%
    ▲41.3%
  5. 05
    Cantonese216 · 0.3%
    ▲0.0%
  6. 06
    Mandarin185 · 0.3%
    ▲3.9%
  1. 01
    Spanish177 · 0.3%
    ▲29.2%
  2. 02
    Macedonian147 · 0.2%
    ▼18.8%
  3. 03
    Croatian124 · 0.2%
    ▲10.7%
  4. 04
    Hindi118 · 0.2%
    ▲140.8%
  5. 05
    German117 · 0.2%
    ▼22.5%
  6. 06
    Nepali106 · 0.2%
    ▲0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 89%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 89.3%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 10.7%
Maltese
572 · +1.2%
Punjabi
360 · +757.1%
Italian
272 · +24.8%
Arabic
219 · +41.3%
Cantonese
216 · 0.0%
Mandarin
185 · +3.9%
Spanish
177 · +29.2%
Macedonian
147 · -18.8%
Croatian
124 · +10.7%
Hindi
118 · +140.8%
German
117 · -22.5%
Nepali
106 · 0.0%
Greek
104 · -14.8%
Tagalog
83 · +20.3%
Vietnamese
75 · +47.1%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Maltese572 · 0.9%
    ▲1.2%
  2. 02
    Punjabi360 · 0.5%
    ▲757.1%
  3. 03
    Italian272 · 0.4%
    ▲24.8%
  4. 04
    Arabic219 · 0.3%
    ▲41.3%
  5. 05
    Cantonese216 · 0.3%
    ▲0.0%
  6. 06
    Mandarin185 · 0.3%
    ▲3.9%
  7. 07
    Spanish177 · 0.3%
    ▲29.2%
  8. 08
    Macedonian147 · 0.2%
    ▼18.8%
  9. 09
    Croatian124 · 0.2%
    ▲10.7%
  10. 10
    Hindi118 · 0.2%
    ▲140.8%
  11. 11
    German117 · 0.2%
    ▼22.5%
  12. 12
    Nepali106 · 0.2%
    ▲0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Punjabi
+757.1%
360 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#2
Language
Hindi
+140.8%
118 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Vietnamese
+47.1%
75 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Vineyard
855 RESIDENTS
27.7% CALDTop: Maltese
Richmond (NSW)
5,554 RESIDENTS
21.3% CALDTop: Nepali
Mulgrave (NSW)
234 RESIDENTS
20.1% CALDTop: Arabic
Pitt Town Bottoms
444 RESIDENTS
19.4% CALDTop: Cantonese
Oakville
1,853 RESIDENTS
16.8% CALDTop: Maltese
Cumberland Reach
203 RESIDENTS
16.3% CALD
Windsor (NSW)
1,899 RESIDENTS
14.8% CALDTop: Punjabi
Windsor Downs
1,164 RESIDENTS
14.3% CALDTop: Maltese
Wheeny Creek
329 RESIDENTS
14.3% CALDTop: Thai
South Windsor
5,848 RESIDENTS
14.3% CALDTop: Arabic
Bilpin
377 RESIDENTS
12.2% CALDTop: Italian
Clarendon (NSW)
152 RESIDENTS
11.8% CALDTop: Cantonese
Use this data

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