SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Wingecarribee

52,130 residents · 72+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
11.1%
5,786 people
Growth since last census
+99.6%
vs previous census
In context
0.35× New South Wales avg
0.41× national avg
Population
52,130
CALD residents
5,786
Languages spoken
72
Fastest-growing
+262%
Narrative

Why this matters

Wingecarribee is home to 52,130 residents. 11.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 5,786 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Wingecarribee 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
    Nepali412 · 0.8%
    216.9%
  2. 02
    Italian238 · 0.5%
    15.6%
  3. 03
    Mandarin203 · 0.4%
    9.7%
  4. 04
    German153 · 0.3%
    18.2%
  5. 05
    Spanish152 · 0.3%
    49.0%
  6. 06
    Greek146 · 0.3%
    5.8%
  1. 01
    Punjabi111 · 0.2%
    177.5%
  2. 02
    Thai104 · 0.2%
    181.1%
  3. 03
    French100 · 0.2%
    40.8%
  4. 04
    Tagalog96 · 0.2%
    134.1%
  5. 05
    Cantonese89 · 0.2%
    13.6%
  6. 06
    Arabic87 · 0.2%
    141.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 89%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 88.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 11.1%
Nepali
412 · +216.9%
Italian
238 · -15.6%
Mandarin
203 · +9.7%
German
153 · -18.2%
Spanish
152 · +49.0%
Greek
146 · -5.8%
Punjabi
111 · +177.5%
Thai
104 · +181.1%
French
100 · +40.8%
Tagalog
96 · +134.1%
Cantonese
89 · -13.6%
Arabic
87 · +141.7%
Filipino
76 · +261.9%
Afrikaans
71 · +115.2%
Malayalam
68 · +257.9%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Nepali412 · 0.8%
    216.9%
  2. 02
    Italian238 · 0.5%
    15.6%
  3. 03
    Mandarin203 · 0.4%
    9.7%
  4. 04
    German153 · 0.3%
    18.2%
  5. 05
    Spanish152 · 0.3%
    49.0%
  6. 06
    Greek146 · 0.3%
    5.8%
  7. 07
    Punjabi111 · 0.2%
    177.5%
  8. 08
    Thai104 · 0.2%
    181.1%
  9. 09
    French100 · 0.2%
    40.8%
  10. 10
    Tagalog96 · 0.2%
    134.1%
  11. 11
    Cantonese89 · 0.2%
    13.6%
  12. 12
    Arabic87 · 0.2%
    141.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Filipino
+261.9%
76 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Malayalam
+257.9%
68 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Nepali
+216.9%
412 speakers · 0.8% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Wingecarribee.

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