SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Penrith

214,878 residents · 128+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
24.9%
53,518 people
Growth since last census
+53.7%
vs previous census
In context
0.79× New South Wales avg
0.92× national avg
Population
214,878
CALD residents
53,518
Languages spoken
128
Fastest-growing
+346%
Narrative

Why this matters

Penrith is home to 214,878 residents. 24.9% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 53,518 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Penrith 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
    Arabic3,872 · 1.8%
    ▲25.9%
  2. 02
    Punjabi3,103 · 1.4%
    ▲88.2%
  3. 03
    Tagalog2,673 · 1.2%
    ▲29.4%
  4. 04
    Hindi2,360 · 1.1%
    ▲37.9%
  5. 05
    Mandarin1,667 · 0.8%
    ▲27.4%
  6. 06
    Filipino1,401 · 0.7%
    ▲47.0%
  1. 01
    Urdu1,373 · 0.6%
    ▲66.0%
  2. 02
    Samoan1,356 · 0.6%
    ▲29.8%
  3. 03
    Maltese1,266 · 0.6%
    ▼8.1%
  4. 04
    Spanish1,168 · 0.5%
    ▼7.3%
  5. 05
    Greek1,121 · 0.5%
    ▲2.1%
  6. 06
    Nepali1,114 · 0.5%
    ▲135.5%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 75%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 75.1%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 24.9%
Arabic
3,872 · +25.9%
Punjabi
3,103 · +88.2%
Tagalog
2,673 · +29.4%
Hindi
2,360 · +37.9%
Mandarin
1,667 · +27.4%
Filipino
1,401 · +47.0%
Urdu
1,373 · +66.0%
Samoan
1,356 · +29.8%
Maltese
1,266 · -8.1%
Spanish
1,168 · -7.3%
Greek
1,121 · +2.1%
Nepali
1,114 · +135.5%
Gujarati
1,093 · +346.1%
Italian
1,007 · -20.0%
Malayalam
954 · +54.6%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Arabic3,872 · 1.8%
    ▲25.9%
  2. 02
    Punjabi3,103 · 1.4%
    ▲88.2%
  3. 03
    Tagalog2,673 · 1.2%
    ▲29.4%
  4. 04
    Hindi2,360 · 1.1%
    ▲37.9%
  5. 05
    Mandarin1,667 · 0.8%
    ▲27.4%
  6. 06
    Filipino1,401 · 0.7%
    ▲47.0%
  7. 07
    Urdu1,373 · 0.6%
    ▲66.0%
  8. 08
    Samoan1,356 · 0.6%
    ▲29.8%
  9. 09
    Maltese1,266 · 0.6%
    ▼8.1%
  10. 10
    Spanish1,168 · 0.5%
    ▼7.3%
  11. 11
    Greek1,121 · 0.5%
    ▲2.1%
  12. 12
    Nepali1,114 · 0.5%
    ▲135.5%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Gujarati
+346.1%
1,093 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#2
Language
Nepali
+135.5%
1,114 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#3
Language
Punjabi
+88.2%
3,103 speakers · 1.4% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Berkshire Park
2,148 RESIDENTS
63.0% CALDTop: Maltese
Caddens
3,418 RESIDENTS
45.3% CALDTop: Gujarati
Oxley Park
4,249 RESIDENTS
45.2% CALDTop: Arabic
St Marys (NSW)
13,013 RESIDENTS
40.1% CALDTop: Arabic
Mount Vernon
1,200 RESIDENTS
38.9% CALDTop: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Werrington
5,279 RESIDENTS
37.6% CALDTop: Nepali
Kingswood (Penrith - NSW)
10,492 RESIDENTS
35.6% CALDTop: Punjabi
Jordan Springs
11,644 RESIDENTS
34.9% CALDTop: Punjabi
Colyton
8,724 RESIDENTS
34.8% CALDTop: Arabic
North St Marys
4,057 RESIDENTS
30.9% CALDTop: Tagalog
St Clair (Penrith - NSW)
19,738 RESIDENTS
28.3% CALDTop: Arabic
Claremont Meadows
5,022 RESIDENTS
26.7% CALDTop: Tagalog
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