SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Kiama

22,713 residents · 46+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
8.0%
1,818 people
Growth since last census
+49.8%
vs previous census
In context
0.25× New South Wales avg
0.30× national avg
Population
22,713
CALD residents
1,818
Languages spoken
46
Fastest-growing
+633%
Narrative

Why this matters

Kiama is home to 22,713 residents. 8.0% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 1,818 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Kiama 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
    German91 · 0.4%
    13.8%
  2. 02
    Italian77 · 0.3%
    7.2%
  3. 03
    Spanish61 · 0.3%
    10.9%
  4. 04
    Greek54 · 0.2%
    20.0%
  5. 05
    French50 · 0.2%
    31.6%
  6. 06
    Mandarin43 · 0.2%
    48.3%
  1. 01
    Cantonese39 · 0.2%
    116.7%
  2. 02
    Macedonian35 · 0.2%
    16.7%
  3. 03
    Thai31 · 0.1%
    44.6%
  4. 04
    Swedish22 · 0.1%
    633.3%
  5. 05
    Afrikaans20 · 0.1%
    25.0%
  6. 06
    Portuguese18 · 0.1%
    100.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 92%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 92.0%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 8.0%
German
91 · +13.8%
Italian
77 · -7.2%
Spanish
61 · +10.9%
Greek
54 · +20.0%
French
50 · +31.6%
Mandarin
43 · +48.3%
Cantonese
39 · +116.7%
Macedonian
35 · +16.7%
Thai
31 · -44.6%
Swedish
22 · +633.3%
Afrikaans
20 · +25.0%
Portuguese
18 · +100.0%
Arabic
17 · +13.3%
Japanese
17 · +88.9%
Dutch
15 · -58.3%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    German91 · 0.4%
    13.8%
  2. 02
    Italian77 · 0.3%
    7.2%
  3. 03
    Spanish61 · 0.3%
    10.9%
  4. 04
    Greek54 · 0.2%
    20.0%
  5. 05
    French50 · 0.2%
    31.6%
  6. 06
    Mandarin43 · 0.2%
    48.3%
  7. 07
    Cantonese39 · 0.2%
    116.7%
  8. 08
    Macedonian35 · 0.2%
    16.7%
  9. 09
    Thai31 · 0.1%
    44.6%
  10. 10
    Swedish22 · 0.1%
    633.3%
  11. 11
    Afrikaans20 · 0.1%
    25.0%
  12. 12
    Portuguese18 · 0.1%
    100.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Swedish
+633.3%
22 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Cantonese
+116.7%
39 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Portuguese
+100.0%
18 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

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