SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Lane Cove

38,685 residents · 87+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
30.8%
11,903 people
Growth since last census
+25.4%
vs previous census
In context
0.98× New South Wales avg
1.13× national avg
Population
38,685
CALD residents
11,903
Languages spoken
87
Fastest-growing
+40%
Narrative

Why this matters

Lane Cove is home to 38,685 residents. 30.8% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 11,903 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Lane Cove 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
    Mandarin2,187 · 5.7%
    30.7%
  2. 02
    Cantonese1,429 · 3.7%
    27.0%
  3. 03
    Spanish601 · 1.6%
    32.1%
  4. 04
    Persian (excluding Dari)532 · 1.4%
    34.7%
  5. 05
    Japanese489 · 1.3%
    10.4%
  6. 06
    Hindi433 · 1.1%
    28.9%
  1. 01
    Korean361 · 0.9%
    16.1%
  2. 02
    French230 · 0.6%
    18.6%
  3. 03
    Italian223 · 0.6%
    28.1%
  4. 04
    Portuguese219 · 0.6%
    23.0%
  5. 05
    Greek215 · 0.6%
    0.5%
  6. 06
    Nepali208 · 0.5%
    34.2%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 69%
MAN
CAN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 69.2%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 30.8%
Mandarin
2,187 · +30.7%
Cantonese
1,429 · +27.0%
Spanish
601 · +32.1%
Persian (excluding Dari)
532 · +34.7%
Japanese
489 · +10.4%
Hindi
433 · +28.9%
Korean
361 · +16.1%
French
230 · +18.6%
Italian
223 · -28.1%
Portuguese
219 · +23.0%
Greek
215 · -0.5%
Nepali
208 · -34.2%
Tagalog
204 · +28.3%
Russian
201 · +39.6%
Polish
186 · +20.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin2,187 · 5.7%
    30.7%
  2. 02
    Cantonese1,429 · 3.7%
    27.0%
  3. 03
    Spanish601 · 1.6%
    32.1%
  4. 04
    Persian (excluding Dari)532 · 1.4%
    34.7%
  5. 05
    Japanese489 · 1.3%
    10.4%
  6. 06
    Hindi433 · 1.1%
    28.9%
  7. 07
    Korean361 · 0.9%
    16.1%
  8. 08
    French230 · 0.6%
    18.6%
  9. 09
    Italian223 · 0.6%
    28.1%
  10. 10
    Portuguese219 · 0.6%
    23.0%
  11. 11
    Greek215 · 0.6%
    0.5%
  12. 12
    Nepali208 · 0.5%
    34.2%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Russian
+39.6%
201 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#2
Language
Persian (excluding Dari)
+34.7%
532 speakers · 1.4% of LGA
#3
Language
Spanish
+32.1%
601 speakers · 1.6% of LGA
Use this data

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