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Local Government Area · New South Wales

Parramatta

252,185 residents · 128+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
61.2%
154,336 people
Growth since last census
+32.3%
vs previous census
In context
1.94× New South Wales avg
2.26× national avg
Population
252,185
CALD residents
154,336
Languages spoken
128
Fastest-growing
+232%
Narrative

Why this matters

Parramatta is home to 252,185 residents. 61.2% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 154,336 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Parramatta 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
    Mandarin31,798 · 12.6%
    ▲34.4%
  2. 02
    Cantonese16,385 · 6.5%
    ▲12.1%
  3. 03
    Korean14,199 · 5.6%
    ▲26.5%
  4. 04
    Hindi9,552 · 3.8%
    ▲18.7%
  5. 05
    Arabic8,268 · 3.3%
    ▲14.1%
  6. 06
    Tamil5,646 · 2.2%
    ▲19.2%
  1. 01
    Gujarati4,298 · 1.7%
    ▼12.9%
  2. 02
    Nepali4,224 · 1.7%
    ▲232.3%
  3. 03
    Telugu3,611 · 1.4%
    ▲31.0%
  4. 04
    Persian (excluding Dari)3,524 · 1.4%
    ▲25.4%
  5. 05
    Punjabi3,305 · 1.3%
    ▲15.2%
  6. 06
    Urdu3,139 · 1.2%
    ▲88.8%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 39%
MAN
CAN
KOR
HIN
ARA
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 38.8%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 61.2%
Mandarin
31,798 · +34.4%
Cantonese
16,385 · +12.1%
Korean
14,199 · +26.5%
Hindi
9,552 · +18.7%
Arabic
8,268 · +14.1%
Tamil
5,646 · +19.2%
Gujarati
4,298 · -12.9%
Nepali
4,224 · +232.3%
Telugu
3,611 · +31.0%
Persian (excluding Dari)
3,524 · +25.4%
Punjabi
3.3k
Urdu
3.1k
Tagalog
2.0k
Spanish
2.0k
Bengali
2.0k
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin31,798 · 12.6%
    ▲34.4%
  2. 02
    Cantonese16,385 · 6.5%
    ▲12.1%
  3. 03
    Korean14,199 · 5.6%
    ▲26.5%
  4. 04
    Hindi9,552 · 3.8%
    ▲18.7%
  5. 05
    Arabic8,268 · 3.3%
    ▲14.1%
  6. 06
    Tamil5,646 · 2.2%
    ▲19.2%
  7. 07
    Gujarati4,298 · 1.7%
    ▼12.9%
  8. 08
    Nepali4,224 · 1.7%
    ▲232.3%
  9. 09
    Telugu3,611 · 1.4%
    ▲31.0%
  10. 10
    Persian (excluding Dari)3,524 · 1.4%
    ▲25.4%
  11. 11
    Punjabi3,305 · 1.3%
    ▲15.2%
  12. 12
    Urdu3,139 · 1.2%
    ▲88.8%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+232.3%
4,224 speakers · 1.7% of LGA
#2
Language
Urdu
+88.8%
3,139 speakers · 1.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Mandarin
+34.4%
31,798 speakers · 12.6% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Clyde (NSW)
8 RESIDENTS
100.0% CALDTop: Mandarin
Harris Park
5,273 RESIDENTS
81.8% CALDTop: Gujarati
Sydney Olympic Park
6,082 RESIDENTS
78.9% CALDTop: Mandarin
Westmead
16,129 RESIDENTS
78.1% CALDTop: Hindi
Parramatta
28,586 RESIDENTS
75.2% CALDTop: Hindi
Rosehill (NSW)
4,170 RESIDENTS
73.7% CALDTop: Gujarati
Epping (NSW)
29,130 RESIDENTS
68.6% CALDTop: Mandarin
Silverwater (Parramatta - NSW)
2,225 RESIDENTS
67.4% CALDTop: Korean
Wentworth Point
12,491 RESIDENTS
67.3% CALDTop: Mandarin
Carlingford
27,856 RESIDENTS
66.4% CALDTop: Mandarin
Telopea
5,419 RESIDENTS
64.9% CALDTop: Mandarin
Toongabbie (NSW)
15,646 RESIDENTS
59.8% CALDTop: Tamil
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