SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Upper Lachlan

8,445 residents · 22+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
10.3%
872 people
Growth since last census
+108.9%
vs previous census
In context
0.33× New South Wales avg
0.38× national avg
Population
8,445
CALD residents
872
Languages spoken
22
Fastest-growing
+200%
Narrative

Why this matters

Upper Lachlan is home to 8,445 residents. 10.3% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 872 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Upper Lachlan 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
    Italian19 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    German14 · 0.2%
    180.0%
  3. 03
    French13 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Nepali12 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Spanish12 · 0.1%
    200.0%
  6. 06
    Greek11 · 0.1%
    37.5%
  1. 01
    Cantonese11 · 0.1%
    57.1%
  2. 02
    Arabic9 · 0.1%
    200.0%
  3. 03
    Dutch8 · 0.1%
    166.7%
  4. 04
    Mandarin7 · 0.1%
    40.0%
  5. 05
    Swedish7 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Russian4 · 0.0%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 90%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 89.7%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 10.3%
Italian
19 · 0.0%
German
14 · +180.0%
French
13 · 0.0%
Nepali
12 · 0.0%
Spanish
12 · +200.0%
Greek
11 · +37.5%
Cantonese
11 · +57.1%
Arabic
9 · +200.0%
Dutch
8 · +166.7%
Mandarin
7 · +40.0%
Swedish
7 · 0.0%
Russian
4 · 0.0%
Tamil
4 · 0.0%
Thai
4 · 0.0%
Croatian
4 · 0.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Italian19 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    German14 · 0.2%
    180.0%
  3. 03
    French13 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Nepali12 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Spanish12 · 0.1%
    200.0%
  6. 06
    Greek11 · 0.1%
    37.5%
  7. 07
    Cantonese11 · 0.1%
    57.1%
  8. 08
    Arabic9 · 0.1%
    200.0%
  9. 09
    Dutch8 · 0.1%
    166.7%
  10. 10
    Mandarin7 · 0.1%
    40.0%
  11. 11
    Swedish7 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  12. 12
    Russian4 · 0.0%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Spanish
+200.0%
12 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Arabic
+200.0%
9 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
German
+180.0%
14 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Upper Lachlan.

We turn census data into targeted outreach plans: which documents to translate first, which community leaders to engage, where the gaps are.