SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Ryde

127,182 residents · 110+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
53.0%
67,466 people
Growth since last census
+43.8%
vs previous census
In context
1.67× New South Wales avg
1.95× national avg
Population
127,182
CALD residents
67,466
Languages spoken
110
Fastest-growing
+46%
Narrative

Why this matters

Ryde is home to 127,182 residents. 53.0% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 67,466 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Ryde 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
    Mandarin17,789 · 14.0%
    ▲20.9%
  2. 02
    Cantonese9,295 · 7.3%
    ▲13.5%
  3. 03
    Korean5,725 · 4.5%
    ▲5.0%
  4. 04
    Italian2,231 · 1.8%
    ▼13.8%
  5. 05
    Arabic2,098 · 1.6%
    ▲7.4%
  6. 06
    Hindi2,034 · 1.6%
    ▲20.9%
  1. 01
    Armenian1,853 · 1.5%
    ▼3.7%
  2. 02
    Persian (excluding Dari)1,651 · 1.3%
    ▲45.7%
  3. 03
    Spanish1,431 · 1.1%
    ▲22.0%
  4. 04
    Indonesian1,190 · 0.9%
    ▲8.6%
  5. 05
    Tagalog1,153 · 0.9%
    ▲16.5%
  6. 06
    Greek1,121 · 0.9%
    ▼3.4%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 47%
MAN
CAN
KOR
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 47.0%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 53.0%
Mandarin
17,789 · +20.9%
Cantonese
9,295 · +13.5%
Korean
5,725 · +5.0%
Italian
2.2k
Arabic
2.1k
Hindi
2,034 · +20.9%
Armenian
1,853 · -3.7%
Persian (excluding Dari)
1,651 · +45.7%
Spanish
1,431 · +22.0%
Indonesian
1,190 · +8.6%
Tagalog
1.2k
Greek
1.1k
Vietnamese
1.1k
Tamil
858
Filipino
857
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin17,789 · 14.0%
    ▲20.9%
  2. 02
    Cantonese9,295 · 7.3%
    ▲13.5%
  3. 03
    Korean5,725 · 4.5%
    ▲5.0%
  4. 04
    Italian2,231 · 1.8%
    ▼13.8%
  5. 05
    Arabic2,098 · 1.6%
    ▲7.4%
  6. 06
    Hindi2,034 · 1.6%
    ▲20.9%
  7. 07
    Armenian1,853 · 1.5%
    ▼3.7%
  8. 08
    Persian (excluding Dari)1,651 · 1.3%
    ▲45.7%
  9. 09
    Spanish1,431 · 1.1%
    ▲22.0%
  10. 10
    Indonesian1,190 · 0.9%
    ▲8.6%
  11. 11
    Tagalog1,153 · 0.9%
    ▲16.5%
  12. 12
    Greek1,121 · 0.9%
    ▼3.4%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Persian (excluding Dari)
+45.7%
1,651 speakers · 1.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Vietnamese
+45.0%
1,082 speakers · 0.9% of LGA
#3
Language
Filipino
+31.2%
857 speakers · 0.7% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Eastwood (NSW)
18,372 RESIDENTS
69.5% CALDTop: Mandarin
Macquarie Park
10,812 RESIDENTS
66.1% CALDTop: Mandarin
Meadowbank (NSW)
5,249 RESIDENTS
61.2% CALDTop: Mandarin
West Ryde
13,017 RESIDENTS
58.0% CALDTop: Mandarin
Marsfield
12,509 RESIDENTS
56.1% CALDTop: Mandarin
Ryde
31,363 RESIDENTS
53.7% CALDTop: Mandarin
Denistone East
2,276 RESIDENTS
53.4% CALDTop: Mandarin
North Ryde
13,444 RESIDENTS
50.7% CALDTop: Mandarin
Denistone
3,716 RESIDENTS
44.4% CALDTop: Mandarin
Melrose Park (NSW)
2,034 RESIDENTS
44.3% CALDTop: Mandarin
Denistone West
918 RESIDENTS
43.6% CALDTop: Mandarin
Putney
4,135 RESIDENTS
33.5% CALDTop: Mandarin
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