SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Lithgow

20,630 residents · 43+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
11.7%
2,411 people
Growth since last census
+82.3%
vs previous census
In context
0.37× New South Wales avg
0.43× national avg
Population
20,630
CALD residents
2,411
Languages spoken
43
Fastest-growing
+533%
Narrative

Why this matters

Lithgow is home to 20,630 residents. 11.7% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 2,411 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Lithgow 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
    Thai44 · 0.2%
    91.3%
  2. 02
    Spanish41 · 0.2%
    241.7%
  3. 03
    Mandarin39 · 0.2%
    95.0%
  4. 04
    Italian38 · 0.2%
    20.8%
  5. 05
    German35 · 0.2%
    40.0%
  6. 06
    Cantonese32 · 0.2%
    27.3%
  1. 01
    Punjabi29 · 0.1%
    81.3%
  2. 02
    Arabic28 · 0.1%
    3.4%
  3. 03
    Croatian27 · 0.1%
    125.0%
  4. 04
    Hindi26 · 0.1%
    62.5%
  5. 05
    Greek23 · 0.1%
    283.3%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese23 · 0.1%
    37.8%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 88%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 88.3%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 11.7%
Thai
44 · +91.3%
Spanish
41 · +241.7%
Mandarin
39 · +95.0%
Italian
38 · -20.8%
German
35 · +40.0%
Cantonese
32 · -27.3%
Punjabi
29 · +81.3%
Arabic
28 · -3.4%
Croatian
27 · +125.0%
Hindi
26 · +62.5%
Greek
23 · +283.3%
Vietnamese
23 · -37.8%
Urdu
19 · +533.3%
Polish
19 · +90.0%
Nepali
16 · 0.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Thai44 · 0.2%
    91.3%
  2. 02
    Spanish41 · 0.2%
    241.7%
  3. 03
    Mandarin39 · 0.2%
    95.0%
  4. 04
    Italian38 · 0.2%
    20.8%
  5. 05
    German35 · 0.2%
    40.0%
  6. 06
    Cantonese32 · 0.2%
    27.3%
  7. 07
    Punjabi29 · 0.1%
    81.3%
  8. 08
    Arabic28 · 0.1%
    3.4%
  9. 09
    Croatian27 · 0.1%
    125.0%
  10. 10
    Hindi26 · 0.1%
    62.5%
  11. 11
    Greek23 · 0.1%
    283.3%
  12. 12
    Vietnamese23 · 0.1%
    37.8%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Urdu
+533.3%
19 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Greek
+283.3%
23 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Spanish
+241.7%
41 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

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