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Ordered by people using each language at home across Greater Western Sydney, ABS 2021 Census (13 council areas).

English is the default. Chinese scripts share one population group: Mandarin, Cantonese and other Chinese languages. Script choice does not imply a spoken language.

  1. English1,258,128
  2. Arabic185,377
  3. Chinese173,971
  4. Vietnamese95,219
  5. Hindi57,644
  6. Punjabi39,202
  7. Urdu38,338
  8. Tagalog33,852
  9. Nepali32,973
  10. Korean31,301
  11. Tamil28,339
  12. Spanish28,279
  13. French4,143
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WESTERN SYDNEY · CONNECTED BY POSSIBILITY

Western Sydney
Community Innovation Infrastructure.

An independent, non-commercial public-benefit initiative connecting communities, universities, businesses and public institutions across Western Sydney. Connecting Communities. Enabling Innovation. Creating Public Value.

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REGIONAL INTELLIGENCE / EXPLORE THE CONNECTIONS

One region. Many ways forward.

Planning, industry, research and everyday life—understand the layers that make Western Sydney a place to build.

WESTERN SYDNEY / CONNECTED
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YOUR STARTING POINT

From an idea to a useful connection.

Start with a hub, explore university expertise and find support for your next experiment.

INTRODUCING / THE WSSH DIGITAL HUB

A place to build.
A community to belong to.

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OUR PURPOSE

Make opportunity easier to find. Make progress possible.

Western Sydney’s potential lives in its businesses, researchers, institutions and communities. Nexus exists to help those strengths connect.

ROOTED IN WESTERN SYDNEY

Many places. A shared horizon.

Explore six starting points across the region. Each has its own story, source data and pathways to connection.

CONTRIBUTION, WITH ACCOUNTABILITY

A stronger region starts with useful connections.

Our ambition is community participation, accessible resources, fair opportunities and useful collaboration. We distinguish that ambition from outcomes we can prove.

Our contribution framework →
  1. 01

    Reach the community

    Help students, entrepreneurs, small businesses and community organisations find relevant support.

  2. 02

    Make resources accessible

    Offer clear, source-linked pathways without requiring a workspace account.

  3. 03

    Support fair participation

    Listen to people who are missing from existing networks and make room for their needs.

  4. 04

    Build useful collaboration

    Help participants agree next steps and recognise their contributions accurately.

PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE. PRACTICAL DIRECTION.

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SHARED PURPOSE. LOCAL POSSIBILITY.

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With thanks to the organisations supporting a more connected Western Sydney.

CONNECTIONS THAT HELP US BUILD

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Bringing people and technology together around a shared public purpose.

Shared support. Independent purpose. Nexus remains a non-commercial, public-benefit initiative.

BUILD THE REGION, TOGETHER

Help shape what comes next.

Bring a real capability, a practical question or a shared ambition for Western Sydney.

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OCTOPUS NEXUS

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