SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Kempsey

30,476 residents · 46+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
12.1%
3,699 people
Growth since last census
+81.9%
vs previous census
In context
0.39× New South Wales avg
0.45× national avg
Population
30,476
CALD residents
3,699
Languages spoken
46
Fastest-growing
+450%
Narrative

Why this matters

Kempsey is home to 30,476 residents. 12.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 3,699 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Kempsey 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
    German69 · 0.2%
    11.3%
  2. 02
    Mandarin62 · 0.2%
    31.9%
  3. 03
    Tagalog45 · 0.1%
    60.7%
  4. 04
    Dhanggatti38 · 0.1%
    137.5%
  5. 05
    Malayalam34 · 0.1%
    112.5%
  6. 06
    Spanish24 · 0.1%
    84.6%
  1. 01
    Nepali22 · 0.1%
    450.0%
  2. 02
    Kriol19 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Thai18 · 0.1%
    12.5%
  4. 04
    Cantonese18 · 0.1%
    10.0%
  5. 05
    Filipino17 · 0.1%
    112.5%
  6. 06
    Telugu14 · 0.0%
    366.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 88%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 87.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 12.1%
German
69 · +11.3%
Mandarin
62 · +31.9%
Tagalog
45 · +60.7%
Dhanggatti
38 · +137.5%
Malayalam
34 · +112.5%
Spanish
24 · +84.6%
Nepali
22 · +450.0%
Kriol
19 · 0.0%
Thai
18 · +12.5%
Cantonese
18 · -10.0%
Filipino
17 · +112.5%
Telugu
14 · +366.7%
French
13 · +62.5%
Punjabi
13 · +30.0%
Portuguese
10 · +233.3%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    German69 · 0.2%
    11.3%
  2. 02
    Mandarin62 · 0.2%
    31.9%
  3. 03
    Tagalog45 · 0.1%
    60.7%
  4. 04
    Dhanggatti38 · 0.1%
    137.5%
  5. 05
    Malayalam34 · 0.1%
    112.5%
  6. 06
    Spanish24 · 0.1%
    84.6%
  7. 07
    Nepali22 · 0.1%
    450.0%
  8. 08
    Kriol19 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  9. 09
    Thai18 · 0.1%
    12.5%
  10. 10
    Cantonese18 · 0.1%
    10.0%
  11. 11
    Filipino17 · 0.1%
    112.5%
  12. 12
    Telugu14 · 0.0%
    366.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+450.0%
22 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Telugu
+366.7%
14 speakers · 0.0% of LGA
#3
Language
Portuguese
+233.3%
10 speakers · 0.0% of LGA
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