SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Hay

2,872 residents · 14+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
15.5%
444 people
Growth since last census
+106.0%
vs previous census
In context
0.49× New South Wales avg
0.57× national avg
Population
2,872
CALD residents
444
Languages spoken
14
Fastest-growing
+240%
Narrative

Why this matters

Hay is home to 2,872 residents. 15.5% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 444 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Hay 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
    Malayalam17 · 0.6%
    240.0%
  2. 02
    Punjabi16 · 0.6%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Afrikaans13 · 0.5%
    225.0%
  4. 04
    Italian7 · 0.2%
    58.8%
  5. 05
    Fijian6 · 0.2%
    57.1%
  6. 06
    Greek6 · 0.2%
    25.0%
  1. 01
    Danish5 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Thai5 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Malay5 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Cantonese5 · 0.2%
    25.0%
  5. 05
    Urdu4 · 0.1%
    20.0%
  6. 06
    Hindi4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 85%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 84.5%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 15.5%
Malayalam
17 · +240.0%
Punjabi
16 · 0.0%
Afrikaans
13 · +225.0%
Italian
7 · -58.8%
Fijian
6 · -57.1%
Greek
6 · -25.0%
Danish
5 · 0.0%
Thai
5 · 0.0%
Malay
5 · 0.0%
Cantonese
5 · +25.0%
Urdu
4 · -20.0%
Hindi
4 · 0.0%
Gujarati
3 · 0.0%
Maori (New Zealand)
3 · 0.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Malayalam17 · 0.6%
    240.0%
  2. 02
    Punjabi16 · 0.6%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Afrikaans13 · 0.5%
    225.0%
  4. 04
    Italian7 · 0.2%
    58.8%
  5. 05
    Fijian6 · 0.2%
    57.1%
  6. 06
    Greek6 · 0.2%
    25.0%
  7. 07
    Danish5 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  8. 08
    Thai5 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  9. 09
    Malay5 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  10. 10
    Cantonese5 · 0.2%
    25.0%
  11. 11
    Urdu4 · 0.1%
    20.0%
  12. 12
    Hindi4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Malayalam
+240.0%
17 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
#2
Language
Afrikaans
+225.0%
13 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#3
Language
Cantonese
+25.0%
5 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
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