SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Lachlan

6,074 residents · 26+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
14.9%
905 people
Growth since last census
+184.5%
vs previous census
In context
0.47× New South Wales avg
0.55× national avg
Population
6,074
CALD residents
905
Languages spoken
26
Fastest-growing
+567%
Narrative

Why this matters

Lachlan is home to 6,074 residents. 14.9% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 905 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Lachlan 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
    Tagalog20 · 0.3%
    ▲566.7%
  2. 02
    Wiradjuri19 · 0.3%
    ▲375.0%
  3. 03
    Filipino18 · 0.3%
    ▲63.6%
  4. 04
    Gujarati17 · 0.3%
    ▲112.5%
  5. 05
    Nepali9 · 0.1%
    ▲0.0%
  6. 06
    Punjabi8 · 0.1%
    ▲0.0%
  1. 01
    Sinhalese6 · 0.1%
    ▲0.0%
  2. 02
    Malayalam6 · 0.1%
    ▲0.0%
  3. 03
    Cantonese6 · 0.1%
    ▼45.5%
  4. 04
    Arabic5 · 0.1%
    ▼37.5%
  5. 05
    Greek5 · 0.1%
    ▼58.3%
  6. 06
    Thai5 · 0.1%
    ▼28.6%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 85%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 85.1%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 14.9%
Tagalog
20 · +566.7%
Wiradjuri
19 · +375.0%
Filipino
18 · +63.6%
Gujarati
17 · +112.5%
Nepali
9 · 0.0%
Punjabi
8 · 0.0%
Sinhalese
6 · 0.0%
Malayalam
6 · 0.0%
Cantonese
6 · -45.5%
Arabic
5 · -37.5%
Greek
5 · -58.3%
Thai
5 · -28.6%
Spanish
5 · +25.0%
Hindi
5 · -16.7%
Swahili
4 · 0.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Tagalog20 · 0.3%
    ▲566.7%
  2. 02
    Wiradjuri19 · 0.3%
    ▲375.0%
  3. 03
    Filipino18 · 0.3%
    ▲63.6%
  4. 04
    Gujarati17 · 0.3%
    ▲112.5%
  5. 05
    Nepali9 · 0.1%
    ▲0.0%
  6. 06
    Punjabi8 · 0.1%
    ▲0.0%
  7. 07
    Sinhalese6 · 0.1%
    ▲0.0%
  8. 08
    Malayalam6 · 0.1%
    ▲0.0%
  9. 09
    Cantonese6 · 0.1%
    ▼45.5%
  10. 10
    Arabic5 · 0.1%
    ▼37.5%
  11. 11
    Greek5 · 0.1%
    ▼58.3%
  12. 12
    Thai5 · 0.1%
    ▼28.6%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Tagalog
+566.7%
20 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Wiradjuri
+375.0%
19 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#3
Language
Gujarati
+112.5%
17 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Condobolin
3,096 RESIDENTS
16.7% CALDTop: Filipino
Lake Cargelligo
1,441 RESIDENTS
15.6% CALDTop: Tagalog
Murrin Bridge
59 RESIDENTS
15.3% CALD
Tottenham (NSW)
522 RESIDENTS
13.2% CALDTop: Samoan
Tullibigeal
336 RESIDENTS
11.9% CALD
Burcher
291 RESIDENTS
8.9% CALDTop: Tongan
Fifield
239 RESIDENTS
7.1% CALD
Use this data

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