SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Waverley

67,576 residents · 69+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
25.8%
17,419 people
Growth since last census
+10.1%
vs previous census
In context
0.82× New South Wales avg
0.95× national avg
Population
67,576
CALD residents
17,419
Languages spoken
69
Fastest-growing
+38%
Narrative

Why this matters

Waverley is home to 67,576 residents. 25.8% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 17,419 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Waverley 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
    Spanish1,961 · 2.9%
    ▲38.1%
  2. 02
    French1,316 · 1.9%
    ▲12.5%
  3. 03
    Russian1,311 · 1.9%
    ▼12.1%
  4. 04
    Portuguese1,229 · 1.8%
    ▼3.8%
  5. 05
    Italian1,051 · 1.6%
    ▼6.5%
  6. 06
    Mandarin942 · 1.4%
    ▲29.0%
  1. 01
    Hebrew901 · 1.3%
    ▼2.5%
  2. 02
    Greek749 · 1.1%
    ▲15.8%
  3. 03
    German557 · 0.8%
    ▼11.2%
  4. 04
    Cantonese333 · 0.5%
    ▼1.2%
  5. 05
    Japanese235 · 0.3%
    ▼24.2%
  6. 06
    Hungarian201 · 0.3%
    ▼45.8%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 74%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 74.2%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 25.8%
Spanish
1,961 · +38.1%
French
1,316 · +12.5%
Russian
1,311 · -12.1%
Portuguese
1,229 · -3.8%
Italian
1,051 · -6.5%
Mandarin
942 · +29.0%
Hebrew
901 · -2.5%
Greek
749 · +15.8%
German
557 · -11.2%
Cantonese
333 · -1.2%
Japanese
235
Hungarian
201
Dutch
188
Arabic
181
Tagalog
177
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Spanish1,961 · 2.9%
    ▲38.1%
  2. 02
    French1,316 · 1.9%
    ▲12.5%
  3. 03
    Russian1,311 · 1.9%
    ▼12.1%
  4. 04
    Portuguese1,229 · 1.8%
    ▼3.8%
  5. 05
    Italian1,051 · 1.6%
    ▼6.5%
  6. 06
    Mandarin942 · 1.4%
    ▲29.0%
  7. 07
    Hebrew901 · 1.3%
    ▼2.5%
  8. 08
    Greek749 · 1.1%
    ▲15.8%
  9. 09
    German557 · 0.8%
    ▼11.2%
  10. 10
    Cantonese333 · 0.5%
    ▼1.2%
  11. 11
    Japanese235 · 0.3%
    ▼24.2%
  12. 12
    Hungarian201 · 0.3%
    ▼45.8%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Dutch
+38.2%
188 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Spanish
+38.1%
1,961 speakers · 2.9% of LGA
#3
Language
Mandarin
+29.0%
942 speakers · 1.4% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Bondi Junction
10,219 RESIDENTS
34.9% CALDTop: Mandarin
Bondi
10,284 RESIDENTS
29.8% CALDTop: Spanish
Bondi Beach
11,285 RESIDENTS
26.4% CALDTop: Spanish
Waverley (NSW)
4,141 RESIDENTS
23.6% CALDTop: Spanish
Dover Heights
4,152 RESIDENTS
22.4% CALDTop: Russian
North Bondi
9,046 RESIDENTS
21.3% CALDTop: Spanish
Tamarama
1,286 RESIDENTS
18.3% CALDTop: French
Queens Park (NSW)
3,096 RESIDENTS
18.2% CALDTop: Spanish
Bronte
7,267 RESIDENTS
17.9% CALDTop: French
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Waverley.

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