SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Wollondilly

53,525 residents · 66+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
9.6%
5,133 people
Growth since last census
+28.6%
vs previous census
In context
0.31× New South Wales avg
0.35× national avg
Population
53,525
CALD residents
5,133
Languages spoken
66
Fastest-growing
+200%
Narrative

Why this matters

Wollondilly is home to 53,525 residents. 9.6% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 5,133 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Wollondilly 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
    Italian346 · 0.6%
    1.1%
  2. 02
    Arabic329 · 0.6%
    29.0%
  3. 03
    Spanish229 · 0.4%
    27.2%
  4. 04
    Maltese170 · 0.3%
    19.4%
  5. 05
    Croatian150 · 0.3%
    17.2%
  6. 06
    Greek116 · 0.2%
    14.7%
  1. 01
    Mandarin111 · 0.2%
    20.7%
  2. 02
    Serbian96 · 0.2%
    62.7%
  3. 03
    German58 · 0.1%
    25.6%
  4. 04
    Hindi49 · 0.1%
    157.9%
  5. 05
    Cantonese49 · 0.1%
    9.3%
  6. 06
    Dutch45 · 0.1%
    9.8%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 90%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 90.4%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 9.6%
Italian
346 · -1.1%
Arabic
329 · +29.0%
Spanish
229 · +27.2%
Maltese
170 · -19.4%
Croatian
150 · +17.2%
Greek
116 · -14.7%
Mandarin
111 · +20.7%
Serbian
96 · +62.7%
German
58 · -25.6%
Hindi
49 · +157.9%
Cantonese
49
Dutch
45
Thai
44
Tagalog
42
Turkish
42
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Italian346 · 0.6%
    1.1%
  2. 02
    Arabic329 · 0.6%
    29.0%
  3. 03
    Spanish229 · 0.4%
    27.2%
  4. 04
    Maltese170 · 0.3%
    19.4%
  5. 05
    Croatian150 · 0.3%
    17.2%
  6. 06
    Greek116 · 0.2%
    14.7%
  7. 07
    Mandarin111 · 0.2%
    20.7%
  8. 08
    Serbian96 · 0.2%
    62.7%
  9. 09
    German58 · 0.1%
    25.6%
  10. 10
    Hindi49 · 0.1%
    157.9%
  11. 11
    Cantonese49 · 0.1%
    9.3%
  12. 12
    Dutch45 · 0.1%
    9.8%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Tagalog
+200.0%
42 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Hindi
+157.9%
49 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Turkish
+68.0%
42 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Wollondilly.

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