SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Mosman

27,877 residents · 62+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
18.7%
5,218 people
Growth since last census
+21.8%
vs previous census
In context
0.59× New South Wales avg
0.69× national avg
Population
27,877
CALD residents
5,218
Languages spoken
62
Fastest-growing
+116%
Narrative

Why this matters

Mosman is home to 27,877 residents. 18.7% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 5,218 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Mosman 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
    Mandarin818 · 2.9%
    ▲36.6%
  2. 02
    Spanish345 · 1.2%
    ▲3.9%
  3. 03
    Cantonese314 · 1.1%
    ▲26.6%
  4. 04
    French295 · 1.1%
    ▲2.1%
  5. 05
    Portuguese210 · 0.8%
    ▲76.5%
  6. 06
    German193 · 0.7%
    ▼14.6%
  1. 01
    Italian191 · 0.7%
    ▼15.1%
  2. 02
    Greek187 · 0.7%
    ▲23.8%
  3. 03
    Japanese159 · 0.6%
    ▼19.3%
  4. 04
    Russian115 · 0.4%
    ▼13.5%
  5. 05
    Polish97 · 0.3%
    ▲115.6%
  6. 06
    Afrikaans75 · 0.3%
    ▲8.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 81%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 81.3%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 18.7%
Mandarin
818 · +36.6%
Spanish
345 · +3.9%
Cantonese
314 · +26.6%
French
295 · +2.1%
Portuguese
210 · +76.5%
German
193 · -14.6%
Italian
191 · -15.1%
Greek
187 · +23.8%
Japanese
159 · -19.3%
Russian
115 · -13.5%
Polish
97
Afrikaans
75
Nepali
74
Dutch
73
Persian (excluding Dari)
68
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin818 · 2.9%
    ▲36.6%
  2. 02
    Spanish345 · 1.2%
    ▲3.9%
  3. 03
    Cantonese314 · 1.1%
    ▲26.6%
  4. 04
    French295 · 1.1%
    ▲2.1%
  5. 05
    Portuguese210 · 0.8%
    ▲76.5%
  6. 06
    German193 · 0.7%
    ▼14.6%
  7. 07
    Italian191 · 0.7%
    ▼15.1%
  8. 08
    Greek187 · 0.7%
    ▲23.8%
  9. 09
    Japanese159 · 0.6%
    ▼19.3%
  10. 10
    Russian115 · 0.4%
    ▼13.5%
  11. 11
    Polish97 · 0.3%
    ▲115.6%
  12. 12
    Afrikaans75 · 0.3%
    ▲8.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Polish
+115.6%
97 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Portuguese
+76.5%
210 speakers · 0.8% of LGA
#3
Language
Mandarin
+36.6%
818 speakers · 2.9% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Mosman
27,877 RESIDENTS
18.7% CALDTop: Mandarin
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