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Local Government Area · New South Wales

Central Coast (NSW)

342,464 residents · 117+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
11.2%
38,514 people
Growth since last census
+59.1%
vs previous census
In context
0.36× New South Wales avg
0.42× national avg
Population
342,464
CALD residents
38,514
Languages spoken
117
Fastest-growing
+512%
Narrative

Why this matters

Central Coast (NSW) is home to 342,464 residents. 11.2% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 38,514 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Central Coast (NSW) 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
    Mandarin1,866 · 0.5%
    ▲31.3%
  2. 02
    Spanish1,719 · 0.5%
    ▲21.6%
  3. 03
    Tagalog849 · 0.2%
    ▲68.5%
  4. 04
    Korean844 · 0.2%
    ▲39.3%
  5. 05
    Italian824 · 0.2%
    ▼14.1%
  6. 06
    Cantonese811 · 0.2%
    ▲8.9%
  1. 01
    Malayalam793 · 0.2%
    ▲92.0%
  2. 02
    Thai656 · 0.2%
    ▲38.7%
  3. 03
    German645 · 0.2%
    ▼7.9%
  4. 04
    Greek607 · 0.2%
    ▲6.3%
  5. 05
    Russian606 · 0.2%
    ▲41.6%
  6. 06
    Punjabi601 · 0.2%
    ▲202.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 89%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 88.8%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 11.2%
Mandarin
1,866 · +31.3%
Spanish
1,719 · +21.6%
Tagalog
849 · +68.5%
Korean
844 · +39.3%
Italian
824 · -14.1%
Cantonese
811 · +8.9%
Malayalam
793 · +92.0%
Thai
656 · +38.7%
German
645 · -7.9%
Greek
607 · +6.3%
Russian
606 · +41.6%
Punjabi
601 · +202.0%
Portuguese
593 · +152.3%
Arabic
559 · +27.9%
Nepali
526 · +511.6%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin1,866 · 0.5%
    ▲31.3%
  2. 02
    Spanish1,719 · 0.5%
    ▲21.6%
  3. 03
    Tagalog849 · 0.2%
    ▲68.5%
  4. 04
    Korean844 · 0.2%
    ▲39.3%
  5. 05
    Italian824 · 0.2%
    ▼14.1%
  6. 06
    Cantonese811 · 0.2%
    ▲8.9%
  7. 07
    Malayalam793 · 0.2%
    ▲92.0%
  8. 08
    Thai656 · 0.2%
    ▲38.7%
  9. 09
    German645 · 0.2%
    ▼7.9%
  10. 10
    Greek607 · 0.2%
    ▲6.3%
  11. 11
    Russian606 · 0.2%
    ▲41.6%
  12. 12
    Punjabi601 · 0.2%
    ▲202.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+511.6%
526 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Punjabi
+202.0%
601 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Portuguese
+152.3%
593 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Gosford
4,779 RESIDENTS
34.8% CALDTop: Nepali
Mangrove Mountain
783 RESIDENTS
24.1% CALDTop: Greek
West Gosford
1,588 RESIDENTS
20.4% CALDTop: Mandarin
Point Frederick
1,997 RESIDENTS
20.2% CALDTop: Mandarin
Erina
5,615 RESIDENTS
20.0% CALDTop: Mandarin
Peats Ridge
286 RESIDENTS
19.9% CALDTop: Malay
North Gosford
3,816 RESIDENTS
19.9% CALDTop: Mandarin
The Entrance
4,203 RESIDENTS
18.7% CALDTop: Punjabi
Central Mangrove
249 RESIDENTS
18.1% CALDTop: Italian
Daleys Point
700 RESIDENTS
17.3% CALDTop: Mandarin
Bar Point
458 RESIDENTS
17.2% CALDTop: Portuguese
Patonga
203 RESIDENTS
17.2% CALDTop: Italian
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Central Coast (NSW).

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