NSW · Local Government Area

Languages spoken in North Sydney

23.8% of North Sydney residents speak a language other than English at home, across 98 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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72,094

Residents

23.8%

+12.1%

Speak a language other than English

98

Languages spoken

#86

of 540 for diversity

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    3,502+34.8%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    2,312+19.2%
  3. 03
    Japanese
    1,229-8.3%
  4. 04
    Spanish
    1,119+16.2%
  5. 05
    Hindi
    742+16.9%
  6. 06
    Portuguese
    692+48.2%
  7. 07
    French
    626-12.3%
  8. 08
    Korean
    592+13.4%
  9. 09
    Italian
    464-11.5%
  10. 10
    Russian
    438+12.9%

98 languages recorded in North Sydney(ABS Census 2021). Broader ABS categories such as “Chinese, nfd” are counted in the totals above but left out of this list, so the percentages can exceed the sum of the languages shown.

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