SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Moree Plains

12,501 residents · 34+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
24.1%
3,012 people
Growth since last census
+240.6%
vs previous census
In context
0.76× New South Wales avg
0.89× national avg
Population
12,501
CALD residents
3,012
Languages spoken
34
Fastest-growing
+1150%
Narrative

Why this matters

Moree Plains is home to 12,501 residents. 24.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 3,012 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Moree Plains 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
    Gamilaraay50 · 0.4%
    1150.0%
  2. 02
    Filipino27 · 0.2%
    350.0%
  3. 03
    Nepali24 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Cantonese23 · 0.2%
    109.1%
  5. 05
    Thai22 · 0.2%
    57.1%
  6. 06
    Serbian19 · 0.2%
    34.5%
  1. 01
    Afrikaans17 · 0.1%
    34.6%
  2. 02
    Malayalam17 · 0.1%
    21.4%
  3. 03
    Indonesian17 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Fijian16 · 0.1%
    14.3%
  5. 05
    Tagalog13 · 0.1%
    56.7%
  6. 06
    Mandarin13 · 0.1%
    55.2%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 76%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 75.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 24.1%
Gamilaraay
50 · +1150.0%
Filipino
27 · +350.0%
Nepali
24 · 0.0%
Cantonese
23 · +109.1%
Thai
22 · +57.1%
Serbian
19 · -34.5%
Afrikaans
17 · -34.6%
Malayalam
17 · +21.4%
Indonesian
17 · 0.0%
Fijian
16 · +14.3%
Tagalog
13 · -56.7%
Mandarin
13 · -55.2%
Vietnamese
13 · 0.0%
German
10 · 0.0%
Greek
9 · 0.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Gamilaraay50 · 0.4%
    1150.0%
  2. 02
    Filipino27 · 0.2%
    350.0%
  3. 03
    Nepali24 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Cantonese23 · 0.2%
    109.1%
  5. 05
    Thai22 · 0.2%
    57.1%
  6. 06
    Serbian19 · 0.2%
    34.5%
  7. 07
    Afrikaans17 · 0.1%
    34.6%
  8. 08
    Malayalam17 · 0.1%
    21.4%
  9. 09
    Indonesian17 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  10. 10
    Fijian16 · 0.1%
    14.3%
  11. 11
    Tagalog13 · 0.1%
    56.7%
  12. 12
    Mandarin13 · 0.1%
    55.2%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Gamilaraay
+1150.0%
50 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
#2
Language
Filipino
+350.0%
27 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Cantonese
+109.1%
23 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

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