SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Liverpool

230,601 residents · 134+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
60.1%
138,478 people
Growth since last census
+26.9%
vs previous census
In context
1.90× New South Wales avg
2.22× national avg
Population
230,601
CALD residents
138,478
Languages spoken
134
Fastest-growing
+87%
Narrative

Why this matters

Liverpool is home to 230,601 residents. 60.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 138,478 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Liverpool 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
    Arabic30,510 · 13.2%
    ▲31.1%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese12,429 · 5.4%
    ▲25.5%
  3. 03
    Hindi7,906 · 3.4%
    ▼2.6%
  4. 04
    Serbian5,403 · 2.3%
    ▲9.5%
  5. 05
    Spanish4,840 · 2.1%
    ▼4.9%
  6. 06
    Assyrian Neo-Aramaic4,722 · 2.0%
    ▲37.4%
  1. 01
    Urdu3,594 · 1.6%
    ▲86.5%
  2. 02
    Italian3,410 · 1.5%
    ▼24.2%
  3. 03
    Mandarin3,085 · 1.3%
    ▲17.3%
  4. 04
    Greek2,808 · 1.2%
    ▼6.1%
  5. 05
    Cantonese2,753 · 1.2%
    ▲3.6%
  6. 06
    Khmer2,491 · 1.1%
    ▲25.9%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 40%
ARA
VIE
HIN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 39.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 60.1%
Arabic
30,510 · +31.1%
Vietnamese
12,429 · +25.5%
Hindi
7,906 · -2.6%
Serbian
5,403 · +9.5%
Spanish
4,840 · -4.9%
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
4,722 · +37.4%
Urdu
3,594 · +86.5%
Italian
3,410 · -24.2%
Mandarin
3,085 · +17.3%
Greek
2,808 · -6.1%
Cantonese
2,753 · +3.6%
Khmer
2,491 · +25.9%
Samoan
2,434 · +22.1%
Tagalog
2,433 · +5.6%
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic
2,321 · +63.5%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Arabic30,510 · 13.2%
    ▲31.1%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese12,429 · 5.4%
    ▲25.5%
  3. 03
    Hindi7,906 · 3.4%
    ▼2.6%
  4. 04
    Serbian5,403 · 2.3%
    ▲9.5%
  5. 05
    Spanish4,840 · 2.1%
    ▼4.9%
  6. 06
    Assyrian Neo-Aramaic4,722 · 2.0%
    ▲37.4%
  7. 07
    Urdu3,594 · 1.6%
    ▲86.5%
  8. 08
    Italian3,410 · 1.5%
    ▼24.2%
  9. 09
    Mandarin3,085 · 1.3%
    ▲17.3%
  10. 10
    Greek2,808 · 1.2%
    ▼6.1%
  11. 11
    Cantonese2,753 · 1.2%
    ▲3.6%
  12. 12
    Khmer2,491 · 1.1%
    ▲25.9%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Urdu
+86.5%
3,594 speakers · 1.6% of LGA
#2
Language
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic
+63.5%
2,321 speakers · 1.0% of LGA
#3
Language
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
+37.4%
4,722 speakers · 2.0% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Liverpool
30,723 RESIDENTS
75.0% CALDTop: Arabic
Green Valley (NSW)
12,922 RESIDENTS
72.5% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Warwick Farm
5,807 RESIDENTS
70.2% CALDTop: Arabic
Edmondson Park
12,042 RESIDENTS
67.8% CALDTop: Arabic
Lurnea
9,949 RESIDENTS
67.3% CALDTop: Arabic
Badgerys Creek
155 RESIDENTS
66.5% CALDTop: Cantonese
Hinchinbrook (NSW)
11,352 RESIDENTS
66.4% CALDTop: Arabic
Heckenberg
3,227 RESIDENTS
65.9% CALDTop: Arabic
Elizabeth Hills
3,193 RESIDENTS
65.1% CALDTop: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Ashcroft
3,566 RESIDENTS
64.3% CALDTop: Arabic
Hoxton Park
4,441 RESIDENTS
63.6% CALDTop: Arabic
Cartwright
2,603 RESIDENTS
62.4% CALDTop: Arabic
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