SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Northern Beaches

260,531 residents · 104+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
18.1%
47,221 people
Growth since last census
+12.1%
vs previous census
In context
0.58× New South Wales avg
0.66× national avg
Population
260,531
CALD residents
47,221
Languages spoken
104
Fastest-growing
+66%
Narrative

Why this matters

Northern Beaches is home to 260,531 residents. 18.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 47,221 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Northern Beaches 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
    Mandarin3,511 · 1.3%
    ▲5.8%
  2. 02
    Portuguese3,475 · 1.3%
    ▲32.4%
  3. 03
    Italian3,124 · 1.2%
    ▼8.0%
  4. 04
    Spanish3,002 · 1.2%
    ▲38.5%
  5. 05
    French2,461 · 0.9%
    ▲14.7%
  6. 06
    German2,202 · 0.8%
    ▲1.7%
  1. 01
    Cantonese1,705 · 0.7%
    ▼0.4%
  2. 02
    Armenian1,239 · 0.5%
    ▲3.6%
  3. 03
    Serbian1,185 · 0.5%
    ▲5.9%
  4. 04
    Japanese1,074 · 0.4%
    ▲8.6%
  5. 05
    Nepali949 · 0.4%
    ▲65.9%
  6. 06
    Greek866 · 0.3%
    ▼2.3%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 82%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 81.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 18.1%
Mandarin
3,511 · +5.8%
Portuguese
3,475 · +32.4%
Italian
3,124 · -8.0%
Spanish
3,002 · +38.5%
French
2,461 · +14.7%
German
2,202 · +1.7%
Cantonese
1,705 · -0.4%
Armenian
1,239 · +3.6%
Serbian
1,185 · +5.9%
Japanese
1,074 · +8.6%
Nepali
949 · +65.9%
Greek
866 · -2.3%
Dutch
822 · -1.6%
Tibetan
775 · +21.3%
Tagalog
724 · -7.5%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin3,511 · 1.3%
    ▲5.8%
  2. 02
    Portuguese3,475 · 1.3%
    ▲32.4%
  3. 03
    Italian3,124 · 1.2%
    ▼8.0%
  4. 04
    Spanish3,002 · 1.2%
    ▲38.5%
  5. 05
    French2,461 · 0.9%
    ▲14.7%
  6. 06
    German2,202 · 0.8%
    ▲1.7%
  7. 07
    Cantonese1,705 · 0.7%
    ▼0.4%
  8. 08
    Armenian1,239 · 0.5%
    ▲3.6%
  9. 09
    Serbian1,185 · 0.5%
    ▲5.9%
  10. 10
    Japanese1,074 · 0.4%
    ▲8.6%
  11. 11
    Nepali949 · 0.4%
    ▲65.9%
  12. 12
    Greek866 · 0.3%
    ▼2.3%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+65.9%
949 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
#2
Language
Spanish
+38.5%
3,002 speakers · 1.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Portuguese
+32.4%
3,475 speakers · 1.3% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Dee Why
22,973 RESIDENTS
37.8% CALDTop: Portuguese
Brookvale
3,441 RESIDENTS
34.4% CALDTop: Italian
Narraweena
6,924 RESIDENTS
28.2% CALDTop: Italian
Forestville (NSW)
8,398 RESIDENTS
27.2% CALDTop: Armenian
Cottage Point
92 RESIDENTS
27.2% CALDTop: Persian (excluding Dari)
Killarney Heights
4,571 RESIDENTS
26.7% CALDTop: French
Manly Vale
6,250 RESIDENTS
24.1% CALDTop: Mandarin
Beacon Hill
7,525 RESIDENTS
22.2% CALDTop: Italian
Ingleside
1,139 RESIDENTS
22.0% CALDTop: Italian
Manly (NSW)
16,182 RESIDENTS
19.3% CALDTop: Spanish
Warriewood
8,451 RESIDENTS
18.5% CALDTop: Portuguese
North Manly
3,109 RESIDENTS
18.4% CALDTop: Italian
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Northern Beaches.

We turn census data into targeted outreach plans: which documents to translate first, which community leaders to engage, where the gaps are.