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Local Government Area · New South Wales

Woollahra

52,695 residents · 68+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
19.3%
10,166 people
Growth since last census
+11.8%
vs previous census
In context
0.61× New South Wales avg
0.71× national avg
Population
52,695
CALD residents
10,166
Languages spoken
68
Fastest-growing
+62%
Narrative

Why this matters

Woollahra is home to 52,695 residents. 19.3% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 10,166 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Woollahra 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
    Mandarin1,375 · 2.6%
    ▲61.8%
  2. 02
    Greek612 · 1.2%
    ▼7.1%
  3. 03
    Spanish612 · 1.2%
    ▲8.1%
  4. 04
    Cantonese589 · 1.1%
    ▲13.3%
  5. 05
    French576 · 1.1%
    ▼19.2%
  6. 06
    Italian481 · 0.9%
    ▼6.4%
  1. 01
    Russian420 · 0.8%
    ▼15.8%
  2. 02
    Hebrew324 · 0.6%
    ▼20.4%
  3. 03
    Portuguese308 · 0.6%
    ▲2.0%
  4. 04
    German282 · 0.5%
    ▼17.1%
  5. 05
    Hungarian152 · 0.3%
    ▼47.2%
  6. 06
    Japanese146 · 0.3%
    ▼4.6%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 81%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 80.7%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 19.3%
Mandarin
1,375 · +61.8%
Greek
612 · -7.1%
Spanish
612 · +8.1%
Cantonese
589 · +13.3%
French
576 · -19.2%
Italian
481 · -6.4%
Russian
420 · -15.8%
Hebrew
324 · -20.4%
Portuguese
308 · +2.0%
German
282 · -17.1%
Hungarian
152
Japanese
146
Persian (excluding Dari)
111
Arabic
107
Vietnamese
99
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin1,375 · 2.6%
    ▲61.8%
  2. 02
    Greek612 · 1.2%
    ▼7.1%
  3. 03
    Spanish612 · 1.2%
    ▲8.1%
  4. 04
    Cantonese589 · 1.1%
    ▲13.3%
  5. 05
    French576 · 1.1%
    ▼19.2%
  6. 06
    Italian481 · 0.9%
    ▼6.4%
  7. 07
    Russian420 · 0.8%
    ▼15.8%
  8. 08
    Hebrew324 · 0.6%
    ▼20.4%
  9. 09
    Portuguese308 · 0.6%
    ▲2.0%
  10. 10
    German282 · 0.5%
    ▼17.1%
  11. 11
    Hungarian152 · 0.3%
    ▼47.2%
  12. 12
    Japanese146 · 0.3%
    ▼4.6%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Mandarin
+61.8%
1,375 speakers · 2.6% of LGA
#2
Language
Cantonese
+13.3%
589 speakers · 1.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Persian (excluding Dari)
+12.1%
111 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Point Piper
1,328 RESIDENTS
25.5% CALDTop: Mandarin
Rose Bay (NSW)
9,640 RESIDENTS
24.6% CALDTop: Mandarin
Vaucluse
9,231 RESIDENTS
22.9% CALDTop: Mandarin
Edgecliff
2,576 RESIDENTS
20.7% CALDTop: Mandarin
Bellevue Hill
10,679 RESIDENTS
20.4% CALDTop: Mandarin
Double Bay
4,478 RESIDENTS
19.2% CALDTop: Mandarin
Darling Point
4,078 RESIDENTS
19.1% CALDTop: Mandarin
Watsons Bay
870 RESIDENTS
18.9% CALDTop: Russian
Woollahra
7,038 RESIDENTS
18.4% CALDTop: Mandarin
Paddington (NSW)
12,336 RESIDENTS
15.3% CALDTop: French
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Woollahra.

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