IDENTITY COMMUNICATIONS

Australia's Largest Multicultural Marketing Agency

Top Languages Spoken in Australia

4.9 million people in Australia speak a language other than English at home according to the 2016 Census. This is an increase of 1 million compared to the 2011 Census. The top six languages spoken in Australia are shown below. Search every language spoken in Australia.

Mandarin

Vietnamese

Arabic

Italian

Cantonese

Greek

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IDENTITY WINS 2019 PMCA FOR CAMPAIGN. ‘BREAKS STEREOTYPES’.

A campaign that discards the usual cultural clichés for a more authentic portrayal of an Asian-Australian family has won this year’s PMCA (NSW Premier’s Multicultural Communications Awards) in the Business Category. The campaign for SunRice, one of Australia’s most successful food brands, was awarded to SunRice and their multicultural marketing agency, IDENTITY Communications.

The PMCAs is a national award that recognises best practice in multicultural marketing and media.

One in three people in Sydney speak a language other than English at home.

The top 6 languages (other than English) spoken in Sydney account for half of the non-English speaking population.

Seven in 10 residents in the Fairfield local government area speak a language other than English.

The number of Mandarin speakers in Australia increased by 77% between 2011 and 2016.

Top 10 Local Government Areas in NSW ranked by percentage of the population who speak a language other than English at home.

Fairfield 71% 71%
Cumberland 66% 66%
Strathfield 64% 64%
Burwood 64% 64%
Canterbury-Bankstown 60% 60%
Rockdale 56% 56%
Georges River 54% 54%
Parramatta 52% 52%
Liverpool 52% 52%
Ryde 48% 48%

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Multicultural Festivals: How To Engage More Effectively

A bit of common sense and strategic thinking will go a long way... Multicultural marketers will have been here before. Their agencies recommend activations at cultural festivals to engage with potential customers. The most common cultural festivals recommended by...

SunRice brings cultures together in Chinese New Year campaign

Mumbrella, 5 February 2019 SunRice has launched a new campaign which attempts to bring different cultures together over rice. The ad, which has been created for Chinese New Year, features a new migrant family hosting their neighbours for dinner. The long silence is...

SunRice breaks stereotypes with Chinese New Year campaign via Identity Communications

Campaign Brief, 4 February 2019 SunRice is celebrating Chinese New Year with a campaign via Identity Communications, Sydney, featuring an Asian-Australian family. SunRice is launching a national campaign depicting a new-migrant experience - hosting their Australian...

What products do new migrants need?

New migrants are an immediate source of potential consumers for your brand. Brenda Leung, Identity Communications Insights and Production Manager writes about some of the potential. Australia has been a “nation of settlers” since the European settlements in the late...

A complete list of Lunar New Year Festivals in Sydney 2018

Where are all the Chinese New Year Festivals in Sydney? This year, Chinese New Year, Tet, Lunar New Year falls on Friday, 16 February 2018. While the City of Sydney's "Chinese New Year" celebrations are the biggest - there are plenty of other festivals around town...

How To Engage A Multicultural Audience Through BTL Activities?

Think more than just advertising when you're planning a multicultural marketing campaign, writes Brenda Leung, IDENTITY's Insights Manager. Below The Line (BTL) activities should be part of an integrated communication strategy, complementing Above The Line (ATL)...

Cracking a $32b Consumer Segment

Sean Zhu, Identity Communication's business analyst shines a spotlight on a potential audience that's worth $32b. If you’re a marketer, I can recommend a group in Australia that is over 626,000 in size and contributes $32 billion to the Australian economy. They’re...

Top 5 Tips for Marketers during Chinese New Year 2019

The Lunar New Year is celebrated by almost 1.5 million people in Australia. IDENTITY Communications, Australia's largest multicultural marketing agency has 5 tips for marketers looking to cash in. The Year of the Pig starts on Tuesday, 5 February 2019. Get ready for a...

Don’t try to out-Chinese the Chinese…

OPINION: Don’t try to out-Chinese the Chinese in your Lunar New Year advertising. You’ll lose. Mumbrella, 20 January 2020. By Thang Ngo Let’s play a drinking game. Scull a shot glass of Moutai every time you see any of these Chinese icons used in Chinese New Year...

Ten things to consider when developing bespoke multicultural creative

Tailoring your creative to specific multicultural audiences will deliver a 100% increase in engagement, says Thang Ngo. Marketers need to see the value in true bespoke multicultural creative to capture the attention of their entire audience. Almost five million...