SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Tamworth

62,597 residents · 61+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
12.1%
7,604 people
Growth since last census
+237.9%
vs previous census
In context
0.39× New South Wales avg
0.45× national avg
Population
62,597
CALD residents
7,604
Languages spoken
61
Fastest-growing
+1638%
Narrative

Why this matters

Tamworth is home to 62,597 residents. 12.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 7,604 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Tamworth 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
    Mandarin422 · 0.7%
    86.7%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese329 · 0.5%
    467.2%
  3. 03
    Tagalog286 · 0.5%
    43.0%
  4. 04
    Punjabi224 · 0.4%
    128.6%
  5. 05
    Nepali211 · 0.3%
    470.3%
  6. 06
    Malayalam150 · 0.2%
    200.0%
  1. 01
    Filipino150 · 0.2%
    53.1%
  2. 02
    Gamilaraay139 · 0.2%
    1637.5%
  3. 03
    Arabic87 · 0.1%
    155.9%
  4. 04
    Hindi72 · 0.1%
    8.9%
  5. 05
    Urdu71 · 0.1%
    144.8%
  6. 06
    Fijian70 · 0.1%
    311.8%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 88%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 87.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 12.1%
Mandarin
422 · +86.7%
Vietnamese
329 · +467.2%
Tagalog
286 · +43.0%
Punjabi
224 · +128.6%
Nepali
211 · +470.3%
Malayalam
150 · +200.0%
Filipino
150 · +53.1%
Gamilaraay
139 · +1637.5%
Arabic
87 · +155.9%
Hindi
72 · -8.9%
Urdu
71 · +144.8%
Fijian
70 · +311.8%
French
62 · +100.0%
Cantonese
60 · -33.3%
Afrikaans
56 · -24.3%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin422 · 0.7%
    86.7%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese329 · 0.5%
    467.2%
  3. 03
    Tagalog286 · 0.5%
    43.0%
  4. 04
    Punjabi224 · 0.4%
    128.6%
  5. 05
    Nepali211 · 0.3%
    470.3%
  6. 06
    Malayalam150 · 0.2%
    200.0%
  7. 07
    Filipino150 · 0.2%
    53.1%
  8. 08
    Gamilaraay139 · 0.2%
    1637.5%
  9. 09
    Arabic87 · 0.1%
    155.9%
  10. 10
    Hindi72 · 0.1%
    8.9%
  11. 11
    Urdu71 · 0.1%
    144.8%
  12. 12
    Fijian70 · 0.1%
    311.8%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Gamilaraay
+1637.5%
139 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Nepali
+470.3%
211 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#3
Language
Vietnamese
+467.2%
329 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
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