Mandarin
2,050 speakers
That's one in 19 residents.
Lane Cove, New South Wales
What Lane Cove speaks at home
In Lane Cove, about 10,000 people speak a language other than English at home, according to the 2021 Census, with Mandarin the largest group. Lane Cove is roughly level with New South Wales. Since 2016, no sizeable language has grown faster than Persian (excluding Dari).
- Residents
- 38,606
- Speak another language
- 10,036
- Languages at home
- 97
- Change since 2016
- +10.7%
Which languages lead in Lane Cove?
How does Lane Cove compare with the City of Sydney?
Lane Cove's share is under the share for the City of Sydney, though not by much. Lane Cove is 20th among New South Wales councils.
- Lane Cove
- 26.0%
- City of Sydney
- 33.9%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
Each bar uses the same count: residents who named another home language, over all residents.
What are the most spoken languages in Lane Cove?
Ten rows at a time, largest first. Anything the ABS couldn't pin to a single language is counted in the totals, not here.
What does Lane Cove's language mix look like?
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
Which language is growing fastest in Lane Cove?
Fastest-growing language
Persian (excluding Dari)
+31.1% since 2016
With about 520 speakers now, Persian (excluding Dari) has grown by more than a quarter since 2016.
How do Lane Cove's suburbs compare?
The 8 suburbs sit close together, Lane Cove North at the top.
Open any suburb for its own language breakdown.
- Lane Cove NorthLed by Mandarin34%3,974
- Linley PointLed by Mandarin32%117
- Lane CoveLed by Mandarin28%3,376
- Lane Cove WestLed by Mandarin27%813
- GreenwichLed by Mandarin18%950
- LonguevilleLed by Mandarin14%304
- Riverview (NSW)Led by Mandarin13%397
- Northwood (NSW)Led by Cantonese12%105
- 8 suburbs in Lane Cove. The percentage is residents speaking a language other than English at home; the figure beneath it is how many people that is.
Where were Lane Cove's residents born?
England is the most common overseas birthplace.
Country of birth
35.2% born overseas, across 103 countries.
- 01England1,853+2.6%
- 02China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)1,778+15.5%
- 03India1,036+23.0%
- 04New Zealand690-11.1%
- 05Hong Kong (SAR of China)625+21.4%
- 06South Africa552+20.3%
- 07Iran514+36.7%
- 08Philippines507+34.1%
- 09Malaysia501+12.1%
- 10United States of America425+8.1%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity17,925-5.2%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs15,808+31.6%
- 03Hinduism1,247+12.1%
- 04Buddhism1,026+6.5%
- 05Islam584+26.7%
- 06Judaism4060%
Where does Lane Cove sit on the map of Australia's languages?
Shade reflects the share speaking a multicultural languageany language other than English at home; council boundaries are from the ABS ASGS 2021. Explore the full Language Map.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home by Statistical Area Level 2, aggregated to Local Government Area. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
26.0% is the share of all residents who reported a language other than English. The 1,367 who didn't answer aren't counted as speakers. If they were, the share would be 29.5%; among respondents alone it's 27.0%.
National totals here run slightly under ABS published figures, because summing suburbs misses people without a usual address. Broad ABS categories count in the totals but not in the ranked lists.
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