SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Snowy Monaro

21,598 residents · 50+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
13.0%
2,818 people
Growth since last census
+61.9%
vs previous census
In context
0.42× New South Wales avg
0.48× national avg
Population
21,598
CALD residents
2,818
Languages spoken
50
Fastest-growing
+625%
Narrative

Why this matters

Snowy Monaro is home to 21,598 residents. 13.0% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 2,818 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Snowy Monaro 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
    German135 · 0.6%
    33.8%
  2. 02
    Mandarin123 · 0.6%
    70.8%
  3. 03
    Spanish90 · 0.4%
    246.2%
  4. 04
    Italian61 · 0.3%
    31.5%
  5. 05
    Thai56 · 0.3%
    100.0%
  6. 06
    Arabic36 · 0.2%
    16.1%
  1. 01
    Dutch34 · 0.2%
    9.7%
  2. 02
    French32 · 0.1%
    28.9%
  3. 03
    Cantonese31 · 0.1%
    47.6%
  4. 04
    Nepali30 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Urdu29 · 0.1%
    625.0%
  6. 06
    Polish29 · 0.1%
    81.3%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 87%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 87.0%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 13.0%
German
135 · -33.8%
Mandarin
123 · +70.8%
Spanish
90 · +246.2%
Italian
61 · -31.5%
Thai
56 · +100.0%
Arabic
36 · +16.1%
Dutch
34 · +9.7%
French
32 · -28.9%
Cantonese
31 · +47.6%
Nepali
30 · 0.0%
Urdu
29 · +625.0%
Polish
29 · +81.3%
Sinhalese
28 · +7.7%
Greek
27 · +17.4%
Czech
24 · -4.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    German135 · 0.6%
    33.8%
  2. 02
    Mandarin123 · 0.6%
    70.8%
  3. 03
    Spanish90 · 0.4%
    246.2%
  4. 04
    Italian61 · 0.3%
    31.5%
  5. 05
    Thai56 · 0.3%
    100.0%
  6. 06
    Arabic36 · 0.2%
    16.1%
  7. 07
    Dutch34 · 0.2%
    9.7%
  8. 08
    French32 · 0.1%
    28.9%
  9. 09
    Cantonese31 · 0.1%
    47.6%
  10. 10
    Nepali30 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  11. 11
    Urdu29 · 0.1%
    625.0%
  12. 12
    Polish29 · 0.1%
    81.3%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Urdu
+625.0%
29 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Spanish
+246.2%
90 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
#3
Language
Thai
+100.0%
56 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
Use this data

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