SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Sutherland

227,430 residents · 103+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
16.1%
36,691 people
Growth since last census
+18.6%
vs previous census
In context
0.51× New South Wales avg
0.60× national avg
Population
227,430
CALD residents
36,691
Languages spoken
103
Fastest-growing
+63%
Narrative

Why this matters

Sutherland is home to 227,430 residents. 16.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 36,691 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Sutherland 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
    Greek4,183 · 1.8%
    ▲3.8%
  2. 02
    Mandarin3,686 · 1.6%
    ▲22.1%
  3. 03
    Cantonese2,290 · 1.0%
    ▲9.8%
  4. 04
    Arabic2,197 · 1.0%
    ▲14.2%
  5. 05
    Spanish1,897 · 0.8%
    ▲26.3%
  6. 06
    Italian1,487 · 0.7%
    ▼13.2%
  1. 01
    Russian1,368 · 0.6%
    ▲49.0%
  2. 02
    Macedonian1,251 · 0.6%
    ▲19.4%
  3. 03
    Portuguese948 · 0.4%
    ▲62.6%
  4. 04
    Croatian585 · 0.3%
    ▲12.5%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese542 · 0.2%
    ▲40.1%
  6. 06
    German541 · 0.2%
    ▼22.2%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 84%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 83.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 16.1%
Greek
4,183 · +3.8%
Mandarin
3,686 · +22.1%
Cantonese
2,290 · +9.8%
Arabic
2,197 · +14.2%
Spanish
1,897 · +26.3%
Italian
1,487 · -13.2%
Russian
1,368 · +49.0%
Macedonian
1,251 · +19.4%
Portuguese
948 · +62.6%
Croatian
585 · +12.5%
Vietnamese
542
German
541
Polish
513
Thai
485
French
474
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Greek4,183 · 1.8%
    ▲3.8%
  2. 02
    Mandarin3,686 · 1.6%
    ▲22.1%
  3. 03
    Cantonese2,290 · 1.0%
    ▲9.8%
  4. 04
    Arabic2,197 · 1.0%
    ▲14.2%
  5. 05
    Spanish1,897 · 0.8%
    ▲26.3%
  6. 06
    Italian1,487 · 0.7%
    ▼13.2%
  7. 07
    Russian1,368 · 0.6%
    ▲49.0%
  8. 08
    Macedonian1,251 · 0.6%
    ▲19.4%
  9. 09
    Portuguese948 · 0.4%
    ▲62.6%
  10. 10
    Croatian585 · 0.3%
    ▲12.5%
  11. 11
    Vietnamese542 · 0.2%
    ▲40.1%
  12. 12
    German541 · 0.2%
    ▼22.2%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Portuguese
+62.6%
948 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
#2
Language
Russian
+49.0%
1,368 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
#3
Language
Vietnamese
+40.1%
542 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Kangaroo Point (NSW)
598 RESIDENTS
51.5% CALDTop: Mandarin
Sylvania Waters
3,231 RESIDENTS
41.4% CALDTop: Greek
Royal National Park
47 RESIDENTS
34.0% CALD
Taren Point
1,867 RESIDENTS
33.9% CALDTop: Greek
Sylvania
10,580 RESIDENTS
28.3% CALDTop: Greek
Alfords Point
3,087 RESIDENTS
28.2% CALDTop: Greek
Miranda (NSW)
17,190 RESIDENTS
27.2% CALDTop: Mandarin
Illawong
7,361 RESIDENTS
25.4% CALDTop: Arabic
Sutherland (NSW)
11,681 RESIDENTS
23.2% CALDTop: Mandarin
Kareela
3,505 RESIDENTS
19.4% CALDTop: Mandarin
Kirrawee
10,776 RESIDENTS
18.7% CALDTop: Mandarin
Caringbah
12,662 RESIDENTS
18.4% CALDTop: Mandarin
Use this data

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