SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Lismore

43,934 residents · 60+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
11.7%
5,147 people
Growth since last census
+88.1%
vs previous census
In context
0.37× New South Wales avg
0.43× national avg
Population
43,934
CALD residents
5,147
Languages spoken
60
Fastest-growing
+1125%
Narrative

Why this matters

Lismore is home to 43,934 residents. 11.7% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 5,147 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Lismore 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
    German201 · 0.5%
    8.2%
  2. 02
    Italian189 · 0.4%
    32.3%
  3. 03
    Punjabi158 · 0.4%
    216.0%
  4. 04
    French101 · 0.2%
    57.8%
  5. 05
    Spanish87 · 0.2%
    8.8%
  6. 06
    Japanese82 · 0.2%
    34.4%
  1. 01
    Auslan74 · 0.2%
    39.6%
  2. 02
    Thai72 · 0.2%
    53.2%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese63 · 0.1%
    8.6%
  4. 04
    Bandjalang62 · 0.1%
    181.8%
  5. 05
    Mandarin62 · 0.1%
    24.4%
  6. 06
    Nepali49 · 0.1%
    1125.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 88%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 88.3%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 11.7%
German
201 · -8.2%
Italian
189 · -32.3%
Punjabi
158 · +216.0%
French
101 · +57.8%
Spanish
87 · +8.8%
Japanese
82 · +34.4%
Auslan
74 · +39.6%
Thai
72 · +53.2%
Vietnamese
63 · +8.6%
Bandjalang
62 · +181.8%
Mandarin
62 · -24.4%
Nepali
49 · +1125.0%
Korean
44 · +193.3%
Tagalog
43 · -25.9%
Dutch
43 · +10.3%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    German201 · 0.5%
    8.2%
  2. 02
    Italian189 · 0.4%
    32.3%
  3. 03
    Punjabi158 · 0.4%
    216.0%
  4. 04
    French101 · 0.2%
    57.8%
  5. 05
    Spanish87 · 0.2%
    8.8%
  6. 06
    Japanese82 · 0.2%
    34.4%
  7. 07
    Auslan74 · 0.2%
    39.6%
  8. 08
    Thai72 · 0.2%
    53.2%
  9. 09
    Vietnamese63 · 0.1%
    8.6%
  10. 10
    Bandjalang62 · 0.1%
    181.8%
  11. 11
    Mandarin62 · 0.1%
    24.4%
  12. 12
    Nepali49 · 0.1%
    1125.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+1125.0%
49 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Punjabi
+216.0%
158 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
#3
Language
Korean
+193.3%
44 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
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