Proportion of Overseas Born by Statistical Division - Australia: 2006 Census 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Division Number born overseas % born overseas Division Number born overseas % born overseas 1 Sydney (NSW) 1,307,390 31.7 16 Midlands (WA) 7,239 14.4 2 Perth (WA) 452,886 31.3 17 Outer Adelaide (SA) 17,755 14.4 3 Melbourne (VIC) 1,038,429 28.9 18 Barwon (VIC) 36,895 14.2 4 Gold Coast (QLD) 119,778 24.8 19 Gippsland (VIC) 19,450 12.2 5 Adelaide (SA) 262,320 23.7 20 Central (WA) 6,917 12.0 6 Brisbane (QLD) 382,797 21.7 21 Greater Hobart (TAS) 24,032 12.0 7 Canberra (ACT) 70,138 21.7 22 Northern (SA) 8,955 11.8 8 Darwin (NT) 19,398 18.3 23 South Eastern (NSW) 23,309 11.8 9 Sunshine Coast (QLD) 49,962 18.1 24 Richmond-Tweed (NSW) 25,134 11.5 10 Illawarra (NSW) 70,445 17.9 25 Wide Bay-Burnett (QLD) 28,240 11.1 11 South West (WA) 36,047 17.4 26 Upper Great Southern (WA) 1,959 11.1 12 Lower Great Southern (WA) 8,844 16.8 27 Northern (QLD) 21,243 10.8 13 Far North (QLD) 35,146 15.2 28 Southern (TAS) 3,692 10.6 14 Pilbara (WA) 6,101 14.9 29 West Moreton (QLD) 7,147 10.4 15 South Eastern (WA) 7,709 14.9 30 Northern (TAS) 13,669 10.2
Top 30 Birthplace Groups - Australia: 2006 Census 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 Birthplace 2006 Census % of population Birthplace 2006 Census % of population 1 England 856,935 4.3 16 Sri Lanka 62,256 0.3 2 New Zealand 389,465 2.0 17 United States of America 61,721 0.3 China (excl. SARS and 3 18 Taiwan) 206,589 1.0 Korea, Republic of (South) 52,761 0.3 4 Italy 199,120 1.0 19 Poland 52,256 0.3 5 Viet Nam 159,846 0.8 20 Croatia 50,997 0.3 6 India 147,105 0.7 21 Indonesia 50,974 0.3 7 Scotland 130,203 0.7 22 Ireland 50,255 0.3 8 Philippines 120,539 0.6 23 Fiji 48,145 0.2 9 Greece 109,984 0.6 24 Malta 43,701 0.2 Former Yugoslav Republic of 10 25 Germany 106,524 0.5 Macedonia (FYROM) 40,656 0.2 11 South Africa 104,127 0.5 26 Singapore 39,974 0.2 12 Malaysia 92,333 0.5 27 Egypt 33,493 0.2 13 Netherlands 78,922 0.4 28 Iraq 32,520 0.2 14 Lebanon 74,850 0.4 29 Canada 31,611 0.2 15 Hong Kong (SAR of China) 71,803 0.4 30 Japan 30,777 0.2
Fastest Growing Overseas Birthplace Groups - Australia: 2001 and 2006 Census - Australia: 2001 and 2006 Census 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 Birthplace 2006 Census % Change 2001-2006 Birthplace 2006 Census % Change 2001-2006 1 Burundi 754 2,256.3 16 Mongolia 246 100.0 2 Liberia 1,527 1,131.5 17 Cameroon 127 92.4 3 Guinea 333 974.2 18 Réunion 130 83.1 4 Sierra Leone 1,811 398.9 19 Bangladesh 16,095 77.3 5 Rwanda 206 347.8 20 Nepal 4,565 73.7 6 Sudan 19,052 288.8 21 Zimbabwe 20,158 71.8 7 Congo 519 287.3 22 Uzbekistan 695 66.7 8 Côte D'Ivoire 253 237.3 23 Qatar 426 62.6 9 Congo, Democratic Rep. of 622 133.0 24 Namibia 702 60.6 10 Oman 829 127.7 25 Ethiopia 5,638 59.1 11 Bhutan 138 122.6 26 Brazil 7,489 58.9 12 Gambia 130 120.3 27 Mexico 1,805 56.4 13 Saudi Arabia 3,477 113.2 28 India 147,105 54.1 14 United Arab Emirates 2,978 104.1 29 Maldives 271 53.1 15 Kyrgyz Republic 204 102.0 30 Afghanistan 16,750 48.3
Local Government Areas with the Highest Number of Overseas Born - Australia: 2006 Census - Australia: 2006 Census 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 LGA Number of overseas born % of LGA LGA Number of overseas born % of LGA 1 Brisbane City (QLD) 229,173 24.0 16 Hornsby (NSW) 48,635 32.1 2 Gold Coast (QLD) 117,524 24.9 17 Baulkham Hills (NSW) 47,597 29.9 3 Blacktown (NSW) 93,101 34.3 18 Logan (QLD) 43,858 25.3 4 Fairfield (NSW) 92,555 51.5 19 Moreland (VIC) 43,797 32.3 5 Brimbank (VIC) 72,873 43.3 20 Hume (VIC) 43,206 29.2 6 Casey (VIC) 65,201 30.3 21 Randwick (NSW) 42,850 35.7 7 Greater Dandenong (VIC) 64,582 51.5 22 Whitehorse (VIC) 42,229 29.2 8 Monash (VIC) 64,064 39.7 23 Darebin (VIC) 40,988 32.0 9 Liverpool (NSW) 62,157 37.8 24 Whittlesea (VIC) 40,757 32.7 10 Bankstown (NSW) 61,070 35.8 25 Wollongong (NSW) 39,660 21.5 11 Canterbury (NSW) 60,982 46.9 26 Glen Eira (VIC) 39,533 31.9 12 Parramatta (NSW) 59,712 40.3 27 Boroondara (VIC) 39,518 25.6 13 Stirling (WA) 56,875 32.2 28 Wanneroo (WA) 39,248 35.4 14 Sydney (NSW) 54,557 34.8 29 Kingston (VIC) 38,076 28.3 15 Joondalup (WA) 52,144 34.8 30 Rockdale (NSW) 38,003 41.3
Local Government Areas with the Highest Proportion of Overseas Born - Australia: 2006 Census - Australia: 2006 Census 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 LGA Number born overseas % of LGA LGA Number born overseas % of LGA 1 Auburn (NSW) 34,524 53.1 16 Willoughby (NSW) 24,945 39.2 2 Greater Dandenong (VIC) 64,582 51.5 17 Maribyrnong (VIC) 24,503 38.8 3 Fairfield (NSW) 92,555 51.5 18 Canning (WA) 29,722 38.4 4 Strathfield (NSW) 15,948 49.9 19 Liverpool (NSW) 62,157 37.8 5 Burwood (NSW) 15,265 49.4 20 Ryde (NSW) 36,467 37.6 6 Canterbury (NSW) 60,982 46.9 21 Kogarah (NSW) 19,699 37.5 7 Perth (WA) 5,098 44.1 22 Hurstville (NSW) 27,483 37.3 8 Brimbank (VIC) 72,873 43.3 23 Bankstown (NSW) 61,070 35.8 9 Ashfield (NSW) 17,028 42.9 24 Randwick (NSW) 42,850 35.7 10 Melbourne (VIC) 30,104 42.2 25 Wanneroo (WA) 39,248 35.4 11 Botany Bay (NSW) 14,960 41.6 26 Sydney (NSW) 54,557 34.8 12 Rockdale (NSW) 38,003 41.3 27 Joondalup (WA) 52,144 34.8 13 Parramatta (NSW) 59,712 40.3 28 Victoria Park (WA) 9,721 34.8 14 Monash (VIC) 64,064 39.7 29 Waverley (NSW) 21,000 34.6 15 Holroyd (NSW) 35,353 39.4 30 Marrickville (NSW) 24,746 34.5
Australian Indigenous Languages Spoken at Home -Australia: 2006 Census % of Indigenous Language 2006 Census Language Speakers 96 Kaurna 34 0.1 111 Kayardild 23 0.0 54 Kaytetye 143 0.3 45 Kija 207 0.4 118 Kimberley Area Languages, nec 19 0.0 64 Koko-Bera 101 0.2 2 Kriol 4,206 7.6 117 Kukatha 19 0.0 26 Kukatja 444 0.8 29 Kuku Yalanji 357 0.6 120 Kunbarlang 16 0.0 90 Kune 42 0.1 70 Kuninjku 84 0.2 17 Kunwinjku 913 1.6 103 Kuuk Thayorre 29 0.1 116 Lamalama 19 0.0 80 Lardil 54 0.1 110 Larrakiya 23 0.0 76 Liyagalawumirr 59 0.1 10 Luritja 1,481 2.7 97 Malak Malak 33 0.1 75 Mangala 61 0.1 128 Mangarrayi 12 0.0 123 Manggalili 15 0.0 50 Manyjilyjarra 169 0.3 77 Marra 57 0.1 129 Marrangu 12 0.0 122 Marrithiyel 15 0.0 20 Martu Wangka 649 1.2 37 Maung 259 0.5 47 Mayali 176 0.3 44 Meriam Mir 207 0.4 42 Miriwoong 210 0.4 83 Mudburra 52 0.1 7 Murrinh Patha 1,831 3.3 78 Na-Kara 57 0.1 108 Narungga 24 0.0 40 Ndjebbana (Gunavidji) 241 0.4 16 Ngaanyatjarra 1,001 1.8 58 Ngaliwurru 116 0.2 46 Ngan'gikurunggurr 177 0.3 99 Ngardi 30 0.1 79 Ngarinyin 57 0.1 30 Ngarinyman 357 0.6 106 Ngarluma 26 0.0 51 Ngarrindjeri 160 0.3 62 Nunggubuyu 110 0.2 95 Nyamal 35 0.1 33 Nyangumarta 314 0.6 74 Nyikina 63 0.1
Australian Indigenous Languages Spoken at Home -Australia: 2006 Census % of Indigenous Language 2006 Census Language Speakers 39 Nyungar 242 0.4 109 Paakantyi 24 0.0 43 Pintupi 209 0.4 5 Pitjantjatjara 2,657 4.8 93 Rembarrnga 36 0.1 98 Ritharrngu 32 0.1 8 Tiwi 1,724 3.1 1 Torres Strait Creole 6,042 10.9 25 Torres Strait Island Languages, nfd 465 0.8 68 Wajarri 89 0.2 23 Walmajarri 514 0.9 71 Wambaya 84 0.2 121 Wangkajunga 16 0.0 32 Wangkatha 322 0.6 87 Wangurri 44 0.1 72 Wardaman 84 0.2 84 Warlmanpa 47 0.1 6 Warlpiri 2,507 4.5 35 Warumungu 307 0.6 14 Wik Mungkan 1,055 1.9 66 Wiradjuri 100 0.2 115 Worrorra 20 0.0 100 Wunambal 30 0.1 89 Wurlaki 43 0.1 22 Yankunytjatjara 557 1.0 57 Yanyuwa 120 0.2 53 Yidiny 146 0.3 34 Yindjibarndi 314 0.6 19 Yongu Matha, nfd 669 1.2 114 Yorta Yorta 21 0.0 112 Yulparija 21 0.0 Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 48 0.1 Australian Indigenous Languages, nfd 4,524 8.1 Total 55,682 100.0
1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 Language 2006 Census % of population Language 2006 Census % of population 1 Italian 316,893 1.6 16 Serbian 52,531 0.3 2 Greek 252,226 1.3 17 French 43,217 0.2 3 Cantonese 244,558 1.2 18 Indonesian 42,037 0.2 4 Arabic 243,662 1.2 19 Filipino 39,044 0.2 5 Mandarin 220,603 1.1 20 Maltese 36,517 0.2 6 Vietnamese 194,855 1.0 21 Russian 36,505 0.2 7 Spanish 98,000 0.5 22 Dutch 36,183 0.2 8 German 75,635 0.4 23 Japanese 35,110 0.2 9 Hindi 70,008 0.4 24 Tamil 32,701 0.2 10 Macedonian 67,832 0.3 25 Sinhalese 29,055 0.1 11 Croatian 63,616 0.3 26 Samoan 28,521 0.1 12 Korean 54,625 0.3 27 Portuguese 25,778 0.1 13 Turkish 53,859 0.3 28 Khmer 24,710 0.1 14 Polish 53,389 0.3 29 Thai 23,640 0.1 15 Tagalog 53,284 0.3 30 Assyrian 23,527 0.1
Fastest Growing Overseas Languages -Australia: 2001 and 2006 Census 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Language 2006 Census 2001 Census % Change 2006 Census 2001 Census % 1 Acholi 524 61 759.0 16 Yoruba 577 335 72.2 2 Shona 2,793 404 591.3 17 Kannada 3,252 1,922 69.2 3 Mauritian Creole 726 201 261.2 18 Auslan 5,536 3,292 68.2 4 Akan 1,356 444 205.4 19 Tigrinya 1,662 996 66.9 5 Zulu 287 120 139.2 20 Konkani 874 529 65.2 6 Malayalam 7,093 2,968 139.0 21 Pashto 2,571 1,598 60.9 7 Telugu 8,280 3,484 137.7 22 Mandarin 220,603 139,286 58.4 8 Swahili 3,051 1,404 117.3 23 Punjabi 23,163 14,896 55.5 9 Gujarati 11,876 5,497 116.0 24 Urdu 19,289 12,483 54.5 10 Afrikaans 16,806 8,001 110.0 25 Bisaya 1,206 795 51.7 11 Amharic 2,853 1,470 94.1 26 Wu 1,528 1,022 49.5 12 Nepali 4,659 2,494 86.8 27 Hindi 70,008 47,817 46.4 13 Oromo 998 545 83.1 28 Belorussian 444 313 41.9
14 Marathi 4,045 2,263 78.7 29 Sinhalese 29,055 20,660 40.6 15 Bengali 20,218 11,667 73.3 30 Somali 6,649 4,736 40.4
Local Government Areas1 with the Highest Proportion of Language other than English Speakers - Australia: 2006 Census 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 LGA LOTE speakers % of LGA LGA LOTE speakers % of LGA 1 Aurukun (QLD) 880 84.0 16 Rockdale (NSW) 46,974 51.0 2 Injinoo (QLD) 350 83.9 17 Bankstown (NSW) 86,017 50.5 3 Umagico (QLD) 189 81.8 18 Torres (QLD) 1,577 48.8 4 Hope Vale (QLD) 598 76.8 19 Lockhart River (QLD) 262 47.4 5 Ngaanyatjarraku (WA) 989 74.1 20 Liverpool (NSW) 75,489 45.9 6 New Mapoon (QLD) 237 68.9 21 Holroyd (NSW) 40,579 45.2 7 Fairfield (NSW) 120,896 67.2 22 Parramatta (NSW) 65,424 44.1 8 Wujal Wujal (QLD) 215 66.6 23 Kogarah (NSW) 23,047 43.9 9 Auburn (NSW) 42,980 66.2 24 Botany Bay (NSW) 15,696 43.6 10 Canterbury (NSW) 81,383 62.6 25 Ashfield (NSW) 17,196 43.3 11 Pormpuraaw (QLD) 342 57.4 26 Whittlesea (VIC) 53,606 43.0 12 Strathfield (NSW) 18,063 56.5 27 Maribyrnong (VIC) 27,046 42.8 13 Burwood (NSW) 17,235 55.7 28 Hurstville (NSW) 31,550 42.8 14 Greater Dandenong (VIC) 69,322 55.2 29 Halls Creek (WA) 1,245 39.7 15 Brimbank (VIC) 90,354 53.7 30 Moreland (VIC) 53,595 39.5 1. Excludes Community Government Councils (CGC), Island Councils (IC) and Aboriginal Councils (AC)
Local Government Areas with the Highest Number who Speak English Not Well or Not at All - Australia: 2006 Census 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 LGA Speak English not well/ not at all % of LGA LGA Speak English not well/ not at all % of LGA 1 Fairfield (NSW) 36,036 20.0 16 Rockdale (NSW) 8,154 8.9 2 Brisbane City (QLD) 24,077 2.5 17 Casey (VIC) 7,740 3.6 3 Brimbank (VIC) 21,362 12.7 18 Maribyrnong (VIC) 6,956 11.0 4 Greater Dandenong (VIC) 19,889 15.8 19 Holroyd (NSW) 6,886 7.7 5 Canterbury (NSW) 19,408 14.9 20 Sydney (NSW) 6,884 4.4 6 Bankstown (NSW) 17,983 10.5 21 Whitehorse (VIC) 6,704 4.6 7 Liverpool (NSW) 13,979 8.5 22 Hurstville (NSW) 6,530 8.9 8 Parramatta (NSW) 12,359 8.3 23 Stirling (WA) 6,438 3.6 9 Blacktown (NSW) 11,870 4.4 24 Moonee Valley (VIC) 6,210 5.8 10 Auburn (NSW) 11,785 18.1 25 Marrickville (NSW) 6,104 8.5 11 Moreland (VIC) 11,308 8.3 26 Manningham (VIC) 5,959 5.4 12 Darebin (VIC) 10,922 8.5 27 Ryde (NSW) 5,797 6.0 13 Whittlesea (VIC) 10,578 8.5 28 Port Adelaide Enfield (SA) 5,712 5.5 14 Hume (VIC) 10,479 7.1 29 Gold Coast (QLD) 5,635 1.2 15 Monash (VIC) 9,564 5.9 30 Wollongong (NSW) 5,530 3.0
Internet Connection Type by Language Spoken1 - Australia: 2006 Census 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Broadband Connection Dial-up Connection Other Connection Broadband Dial-up Other Other connection connection connection connection connection connection Language (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) 1 Kannada 65.0 27.1 0.4 16 Indonesian 65.1 18.7 0.6 2 Marathi 66.6 25.2 0.3 17 Bengali 50.9 32.3 0.7 3 Telugu 69.0 22.3 0.3 18 Nepali 51.6 31.4 0.8 4 Afrikaans 72.0 17.6 0.4 19 Mandarin 66.4 16.7 0.5 5 Malayalam 62.1 27.6 0.2 20 Shona 63.1 17.2 1.2 6 Gujarati 62.4 25.7 0.4 21 Danish 59.7 20.7 0.6 7 Hebrew 77.1 10.3 0.4 22 Hindi 54.1 26.2 0.7 8 Japanese 63.0 24.1 0.6 23 Korean 70.2 9.2 0.7 9 Hokkien 69.0 16.8 0.4 24 Punjabi 51.0 28.0 0.6 10 Swedish 66.6 18.9 0.5 25 Cantonese 62.1 16.7 0.6 11 Tamil 64.5 20.7 0.5 26 Bulgarian 60.1 18.9 0.3 12 Wu 65.4 19.5 0.2 27 Malay 57.6 18.1 1.0 13 Urdu 57.8 26.5 0.6 28 Tagalog 54.5 21.4 0.7 14 Norwegian 68.7 14.9 1.1 29 French 56.8 18.6 0.7 15 Sinhalese 57.6 26.4 0.5 30 Teochew 56.2 18.8 0.7 1. Figures in this table are based on private dwellings only
195 Central American, nec (incl. Belizean, Honduran, Panamanian)16 328 0.0 0.0 815 n.c. 184 Central American, nfd 395 0.0 0.0 397 -0.5 Central and West African, nec (incl. Fang, 118 246 Central Asian, nfd 92 0.0 0.0 22 318.2 141 Channel Islander2 1,160 0.0 0.0 .. .. 241 223 Gibraltarian 4 184 0.0 0.0 .. .. 8 Greek 365,150 1.8 1.4 375,703 -2.8 216 Guatemalan16 234 0.0 0.0 .. .. 181 Gujarati 424 0.0 0.0 120 253.3 191 Guyanese 371 0.0 0.0 301 23.3