SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Strathfield

44,943 residents · 87+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
70.4%
31,622 people
Growth since last census
+29.1%
vs previous census
In context
2.23× New South Wales avg
2.60× national avg
Population
44,943
CALD residents
31,622
Languages spoken
87
Fastest-growing
+158%
Narrative

Why this matters

Strathfield is home to 44,943 residents. 70.4% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 31,622 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Strathfield 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
    Mandarin4,738 · 10.5%
    ▲17.9%
  2. 02
    Nepali3,062 · 6.8%
    ▲157.5%
  3. 03
    Cantonese2,990 · 6.7%
    ▲7.1%
  4. 04
    Korean2,880 · 6.4%
    ▼18.7%
  5. 05
    Arabic2,329 · 5.2%
    ▲17.0%
  6. 06
    Tamil2,188 · 4.9%
    ▼3.8%
  1. 01
    Telugu1,526 · 3.4%
    ▲47.2%
  2. 02
    Hindi1,388 · 3.1%
    ▲3.8%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese1,145 · 2.5%
    ▲27.6%
  4. 04
    Urdu632 · 1.4%
    ▲45.6%
  5. 05
    Italian571 · 1.3%
    ▼25.3%
  6. 06
    Greek511 · 1.1%
    ▼12.6%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 30%
MAN
NEP
CAN
KOR
ARA
TAM
TEL
HIN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 29.6%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 70.4%
Mandarin
4,738 · +17.9%
Nepali
3,062 · +157.5%
Cantonese
2,990 · +7.1%
Korean
2,880 · -18.7%
Arabic
2,329 · +17.0%
Tamil
2,188 · -3.8%
Telugu
1,526 · +47.2%
Hindi
1,388 · +3.8%
Vietnamese
1,145 · +27.6%
Urdu
632 · +45.6%
Italian
571
Greek
511
Spanish
412
Bengali
384
Punjabi
342
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin4,738 · 10.5%
    ▲17.9%
  2. 02
    Nepali3,062 · 6.8%
    ▲157.5%
  3. 03
    Cantonese2,990 · 6.7%
    ▲7.1%
  4. 04
    Korean2,880 · 6.4%
    ▼18.7%
  5. 05
    Arabic2,329 · 5.2%
    ▲17.0%
  6. 06
    Tamil2,188 · 4.9%
    ▼3.8%
  7. 07
    Telugu1,526 · 3.4%
    ▲47.2%
  8. 08
    Hindi1,388 · 3.1%
    ▲3.8%
  9. 09
    Vietnamese1,145 · 2.5%
    ▲27.6%
  10. 10
    Urdu632 · 1.4%
    ▲45.6%
  11. 11
    Italian571 · 1.3%
    ▼25.3%
  12. 12
    Greek511 · 1.1%
    ▼12.6%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+157.5%
3,062 speakers · 6.8% of LGA
#2
Language
Bengali
+73.8%
384 speakers · 0.9% of LGA
#3
Language
Telugu
+47.2%
1,526 speakers · 3.4% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Homebush West
9,100 RESIDENTS
81.0% CALDTop: Mandarin
Homebush (NSW)
11,856 RESIDENTS
74.7% CALDTop: Mandarin
Strathfield (NSW)
24,818 RESIDENTS
69.8% CALDTop: Nepali
Strathfield South
3,584 RESIDENTS
59.2% CALDTop: Mandarin
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