SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Mid-Western

25,462 residents · 41+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
9.9%
2,531 people
Growth since last census
+213.3%
vs previous census
In context
0.32× New South Wales avg
0.37× national avg
Population
25,462
CALD residents
2,531
Languages spoken
41
Fastest-growing
+1667%
Narrative

Why this matters

Mid-Western is home to 25,462 residents. 9.9% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 2,531 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Mid-Western 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
    Nepali53 · 0.2%
    1666.7%
  2. 02
    Spanish46 · 0.2%
    48.4%
  3. 03
    Punjabi43 · 0.2%
    126.3%
  4. 04
    Tagalog34 · 0.1%
    47.8%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese31 · 0.1%
    47.6%
  6. 06
    Italian29 · 0.1%
    27.5%
  1. 01
    Thai26 · 0.1%
    8.3%
  2. 02
    Mandarin24 · 0.1%
    26.3%
  3. 03
    Bengali24 · 0.1%
    200.0%
  4. 04
    Wiradjuri24 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Afrikaans22 · 0.1%
    8.3%
  6. 06
    Indonesian18 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 90%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 90.1%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 9.9%
Nepali
53 · +1666.7%
Spanish
46 · +48.4%
Punjabi
43 · +126.3%
Tagalog
34 · +47.8%
Vietnamese
31 · +47.6%
Italian
29 · -27.5%
Thai
26 · +8.3%
Mandarin
24 · +26.3%
Bengali
24 · +200.0%
Wiradjuri
24 · 0.0%
Afrikaans
22 · -8.3%
Indonesian
18 · 0.0%
Greek
17 · +30.8%
French
17 · +70.0%
Arabic
15 · +150.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Nepali53 · 0.2%
    1666.7%
  2. 02
    Spanish46 · 0.2%
    48.4%
  3. 03
    Punjabi43 · 0.2%
    126.3%
  4. 04
    Tagalog34 · 0.1%
    47.8%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese31 · 0.1%
    47.6%
  6. 06
    Italian29 · 0.1%
    27.5%
  7. 07
    Thai26 · 0.1%
    8.3%
  8. 08
    Mandarin24 · 0.1%
    26.3%
  9. 09
    Bengali24 · 0.1%
    200.0%
  10. 10
    Wiradjuri24 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  11. 11
    Afrikaans22 · 0.1%
    8.3%
  12. 12
    Indonesian18 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+1666.7%
53 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Bengali
+200.0%
24 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Arabic
+150.0%
15 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Mid-Western.

We turn census data into targeted outreach plans: which documents to translate first, which community leaders to engage, where the gaps are.