SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Randwick

132,167 residents · 113+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
32.9%
43,430 people
Growth since last census
-4.8%
vs previous census
In context
1.04× New South Wales avg
1.21× national avg
Population
132,167
CALD residents
43,430
Languages spoken
113
Fastest-growing
+56%
Narrative

Why this matters

Randwick is home to 132,167 residents. 32.9% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 43,430 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Randwick 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
    Mandarin4,904 · 3.7%
    ▼51.6%
  2. 02
    Greek4,036 · 3.1%
    ▼11.0%
  3. 03
    Cantonese3,074 · 2.3%
    ▼25.4%
  4. 04
    Spanish2,545 · 1.9%
    ▲12.3%
  5. 05
    French2,419 · 1.8%
    ▲24.7%
  6. 06
    Portuguese2,303 · 1.7%
    ▲56.1%
  1. 01
    Indonesian1,833 · 1.4%
    ▼20.0%
  2. 02
    Russian1,622 · 1.2%
    ▼7.0%
  3. 03
    Italian1,390 · 1.1%
    ▼13.1%
  4. 04
    Arabic849 · 0.6%
    ▼28.3%
  5. 05
    German830 · 0.6%
    ▼0.5%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese618 · 0.5%
    ▼0.8%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 67%
MAN
GRE
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 67.1%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 32.9%
Mandarin
4,904 · -51.6%
Greek
4,036 · -11.0%
Cantonese
3,074 · -25.4%
Spanish
2,545 · +12.3%
French
2,419 · +24.7%
Portuguese
2,303 · +56.1%
Indonesian
1,833 · -20.0%
Russian
1,622 · -7.0%
Italian
1,390 · -13.1%
Arabic
849 · -28.3%
German
830
Vietnamese
618
Hindi
520
Tagalog
509
Polish
503
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin4,904 · 3.7%
    ▼51.6%
  2. 02
    Greek4,036 · 3.1%
    ▼11.0%
  3. 03
    Cantonese3,074 · 2.3%
    ▼25.4%
  4. 04
    Spanish2,545 · 1.9%
    ▲12.3%
  5. 05
    French2,419 · 1.8%
    ▲24.7%
  6. 06
    Portuguese2,303 · 1.7%
    ▲56.1%
  7. 07
    Indonesian1,833 · 1.4%
    ▼20.0%
  8. 08
    Russian1,622 · 1.2%
    ▼7.0%
  9. 09
    Italian1,390 · 1.1%
    ▼13.1%
  10. 10
    Arabic849 · 0.6%
    ▼28.3%
  11. 11
    German830 · 0.6%
    ▼0.5%
  12. 12
    Vietnamese618 · 0.5%
    ▼0.8%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Portuguese
+56.1%
2,303 speakers · 1.7% of LGA
#2
Language
French
+24.7%
2,419 speakers · 1.8% of LGA
#3
Language
Tagalog
+22.9%
509 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Kingsford (NSW)
13,336 RESIDENTS
47.8% CALDTop: Mandarin
Kensington (NSW)
11,624 RESIDENTS
43.8% CALDTop: Mandarin
Malabar
4,729 RESIDENTS
41.3% CALDTop: Greek
Maroubra
30,310 RESIDENTS
39.3% CALDTop: Greek
Matraville
9,727 RESIDENTS
33.4% CALDTop: Cantonese
Little Bay
4,733 RESIDENTS
30.4% CALDTop: Mandarin
Chifley (NSW)
3,451 RESIDENTS
27.8% CALDTop: Greek
Phillip Bay
712 RESIDENTS
27.0% CALDTop: French
South Coogee
5,446 RESIDENTS
26.7% CALDTop: Greek
Randwick
28,422 RESIDENTS
25.2% CALDTop: Mandarin
La Perouse
359 RESIDENTS
21.4% CALDTop: Greek
Coogee (NSW)
14,454 RESIDENTS
20.0% CALDTop: Spanish
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Randwick.

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