SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Shellharbour

75,433 residents · 76+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
13.6%
10,271 people
Growth since last census
+15.7%
vs previous census
In context
0.43× New South Wales avg
0.50× national avg
Population
75,433
CALD residents
10,271
Languages spoken
76
Fastest-growing
+118%
Narrative

Why this matters

Shellharbour is home to 75,433 residents. 13.6% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 10,271 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Shellharbour 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
    Macedonian1,568 · 2.1%
    ▲3.2%
  2. 02
    Spanish654 · 0.9%
    ▼4.5%
  3. 03
    Italian390 · 0.5%
    ▼28.8%
  4. 04
    Turkish324 · 0.4%
    ▲1.3%
  5. 05
    Arabic302 · 0.4%
    ▲62.4%
  6. 06
    Greek289 · 0.4%
    ▲12.0%
  1. 01
    Serbian256 · 0.3%
    ▼8.2%
  2. 02
    Croatian204 · 0.3%
    ▲14.0%
  3. 03
    Portuguese201 · 0.3%
    ▲1.5%
  4. 04
    Maltese185 · 0.2%
    ▼7.0%
  5. 05
    German173 · 0.2%
    ▼41.6%
  6. 06
    Malayalam155 · 0.2%
    ▲118.3%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 86%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 86.4%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 13.6%
Macedonian
1,568 · +3.2%
Spanish
654 · -4.5%
Italian
390 · -28.8%
Turkish
324 · +1.3%
Arabic
302 · +62.4%
Greek
289 · +12.0%
Serbian
256 · -8.2%
Croatian
204 · +14.0%
Portuguese
201 · +1.5%
Maltese
185 · -7.0%
German
173 · -41.6%
Malayalam
155 · +118.3%
Vietnamese
152 · -5.6%
Mandarin
151 · 0.0%
Tagalog
126 · +41.6%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Macedonian1,568 · 2.1%
    ▲3.2%
  2. 02
    Spanish654 · 0.9%
    ▼4.5%
  3. 03
    Italian390 · 0.5%
    ▼28.8%
  4. 04
    Turkish324 · 0.4%
    ▲1.3%
  5. 05
    Arabic302 · 0.4%
    ▲62.4%
  6. 06
    Greek289 · 0.4%
    ▲12.0%
  7. 07
    Serbian256 · 0.3%
    ▼8.2%
  8. 08
    Croatian204 · 0.3%
    ▲14.0%
  9. 09
    Portuguese201 · 0.3%
    ▲1.5%
  10. 10
    Maltese185 · 0.2%
    ▼7.0%
  11. 11
    German173 · 0.2%
    ▼41.6%
  12. 12
    Malayalam155 · 0.2%
    ▲118.3%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Malayalam
+118.3%
155 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Arabic
+62.4%
302 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
#3
Language
Tagalog
+41.6%
126 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Blackbutt (NSW)
3,583 RESIDENTS
24.9% CALDTop: Macedonian
Shellharbour City Centre
111 RESIDENTS
19.8% CALDTop: Kannada
Flinders (NSW)
7,038 RESIDENTS
18.1% CALDTop: Macedonian
Barrack Heights
5,771 RESIDENTS
17.2% CALDTop: Macedonian
Lake Illawarra
3,269 RESIDENTS
16.9% CALDTop: Arabic
Warilla
6,566 RESIDENTS
16.4% CALDTop: Spanish
Mount Warrigal
4,617 RESIDENTS
16.1% CALDTop: Macedonian
Shell Cove
7,402 RESIDENTS
15.5% CALDTop: Macedonian
Calderwood
3,003 RESIDENTS
11.9% CALDTop: Malayalam
Oak Flats
6,724 RESIDENTS
11.0% CALDTop: Spanish
Dunmore (NSW)
519 RESIDENTS
11.0% CALDTop: Malayalam
Shellharbour
3,501 RESIDENTS
10.9% CALDTop: Macedonian
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