SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

North Sydney

67,716 residents · 94+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
26.8%
18,144 people
Growth since last census
+16.7%
vs previous census
In context
0.85× New South Wales avg
0.98× national avg
Population
67,716
CALD residents
18,144
Languages spoken
94
Fastest-growing
+46%
Narrative

Why this matters

North Sydney is home to 67,716 residents. 26.8% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 18,144 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for North Sydney 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
    Mandarin2,939 · 4.3%
    33.2%
  2. 02
    Cantonese1,927 · 2.8%
    19.9%
  3. 03
    Spanish1,060 · 1.6%
    16.5%
  4. 04
    Japanese1,014 · 1.5%
    12.7%
  5. 05
    Portuguese637 · 0.9%
    46.1%
  6. 06
    Hindi617 · 0.9%
    24.4%
  1. 01
    French597 · 0.9%
    14.0%
  2. 02
    Korean478 · 0.7%
    15.5%
  3. 03
    Italian446 · 0.7%
    11.9%
  4. 04
    Thai422 · 0.6%
    9.8%
  5. 05
    Russian408 · 0.6%
    10.0%
  6. 06
    Persian (excluding Dari)363 · 0.5%
    23.1%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 73%
MAN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 73.2%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 26.8%
Mandarin
2,939 · +33.2%
Cantonese
1,927 · +19.9%
Spanish
1,060 · +16.5%
Japanese
1,014 · -12.7%
Portuguese
637 · +46.1%
Hindi
617 · +24.4%
French
597 · -14.0%
Korean
478 · +15.5%
Italian
446 · -11.9%
Thai
422 · -9.8%
Russian
408 · +10.0%
Persian (excluding Dari)
363 · +23.1%
German
354 · -19.2%
Nepali
297 · +2.1%
Vietnamese
250 · +8.7%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin2,939 · 4.3%
    33.2%
  2. 02
    Cantonese1,927 · 2.8%
    19.9%
  3. 03
    Spanish1,060 · 1.6%
    16.5%
  4. 04
    Japanese1,014 · 1.5%
    12.7%
  5. 05
    Portuguese637 · 0.9%
    46.1%
  6. 06
    Hindi617 · 0.9%
    24.4%
  7. 07
    French597 · 0.9%
    14.0%
  8. 08
    Korean478 · 0.7%
    15.5%
  9. 09
    Italian446 · 0.7%
    11.9%
  10. 10
    Thai422 · 0.6%
    9.8%
  11. 11
    Russian408 · 0.6%
    10.0%
  12. 12
    Persian (excluding Dari)363 · 0.5%
    23.1%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Portuguese
+46.1%
637 speakers · 0.9% of LGA
#2
Language
Mandarin
+33.2%
2,939 speakers · 4.3% of LGA
#3
Language
Hindi
+24.4%
617 speakers · 0.9% of LGA
Use this data

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