SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

The Hills

190,366 residents · 116+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
40.8%
77,690 people
Growth since last census
+63.8%
vs previous census
In context
1.30× New South Wales avg
1.50× national avg
Population
190,366
CALD residents
77,690
Languages spoken
116
Fastest-growing
+181%
Narrative

Why this matters

The Hills is home to 190,366 residents. 40.8% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 77,690 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for The Hills 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
    Mandarin15,671 · 8.2%
    ▲57.2%
  2. 02
    Cantonese6,373 · 3.3%
    ▲18.5%
  3. 03
    Hindi5,417 · 2.8%
    ▲82.9%
  4. 04
    Korean4,019 · 2.1%
    ▲30.5%
  5. 05
    Arabic3,858 · 2.0%
    ▲41.7%
  6. 06
    Persian (excluding Dari)3,589 · 1.9%
    ▲77.6%
  1. 01
    Punjabi2,937 · 1.5%
    ▲127.7%
  2. 02
    Tamil2,894 · 1.5%
    ▲59.0%
  3. 03
    Urdu2,326 · 1.2%
    ▲146.1%
  4. 04
    Sinhalese1,880 · 1.0%
    ▲49.3%
  5. 05
    Gujarati1,649 · 0.9%
    ▲174.4%
  6. 06
    Spanish1,609 · 0.8%
    ▲22.6%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 59%
MAN
CAN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 59.2%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 40.8%
Mandarin
15,671 · +57.2%
Cantonese
6,373 · +18.5%
Hindi
5,417 · +82.9%
Korean
4,019 · +30.5%
Arabic
3,858 · +41.7%
Persian (excluding Dari)
3,589 · +77.6%
Punjabi
2,937 · +127.7%
Tamil
2,894 · +59.0%
Urdu
2,326 · +146.1%
Sinhalese
1,880 · +49.3%
Gujarati
1,649 · +174.4%
Spanish
1,609 · +22.6%
Tagalog
1,599 · +47.6%
Italian
1,435 · -9.6%
Telugu
1,135 · +180.9%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin15,671 · 8.2%
    ▲57.2%
  2. 02
    Cantonese6,373 · 3.3%
    ▲18.5%
  3. 03
    Hindi5,417 · 2.8%
    ▲82.9%
  4. 04
    Korean4,019 · 2.1%
    ▲30.5%
  5. 05
    Arabic3,858 · 2.0%
    ▲41.7%
  6. 06
    Persian (excluding Dari)3,589 · 1.9%
    ▲77.6%
  7. 07
    Punjabi2,937 · 1.5%
    ▲127.7%
  8. 08
    Tamil2,894 · 1.5%
    ▲59.0%
  9. 09
    Urdu2,326 · 1.2%
    ▲146.1%
  10. 10
    Sinhalese1,880 · 1.0%
    ▲49.3%
  11. 11
    Gujarati1,649 · 0.9%
    ▲174.4%
  12. 12
    Spanish1,609 · 0.8%
    ▲22.6%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Telugu
+180.9%
1,135 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
#2
Language
Gujarati
+174.4%
1,649 speakers · 0.9% of LGA
#3
Language
Urdu
+146.1%
2,326 speakers · 1.2% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Bella Vista
8,244 RESIDENTS
55.7% CALDTop: Mandarin
Box Hill (NSW)
6,403 RESIDENTS
48.3% CALDTop: Punjabi
North Kellyville
17,265 RESIDENTS
46.7% CALDTop: Mandarin
Castle Hill (NSW)
40,716 RESIDENTS
45.1% CALDTop: Mandarin
Norwest
4,602 RESIDENTS
43.7% CALDTop: Mandarin
Baulkham Hills
36,564 RESIDENTS
43.7% CALDTop: Mandarin
Kellyville
26,756 RESIDENTS
42.8% CALDTop: Mandarin
West Pennant Hills
16,481 RESIDENTS
40.8% CALDTop: Mandarin
Gables
3,266 RESIDENTS
40.2% CALDTop: Punjabi
Beaumont Hills
8,947 RESIDENTS
40.0% CALDTop: Mandarin
Rouse Hill
10,869 RESIDENTS
37.6% CALDTop: Mandarin
Glenorie
3,748 RESIDENTS
20.0% CALDTop: Arabic
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