Mandarin
818 speakers
Its speaker count has grown by more than a quarter since 2016.
Mosman, New South Wales
The languages of Mosman
The 2021 Census shows 15 per cent of residents in Mosman using a language other than English at home, a mix without one dominant group and led by Mandarin. Of the top five, Portuguese has grown by about three quarters since 2016. New South Wales sits a little above Mosman.
- Residents
- 27,877
- Speak another language
- 4,240
- Languages at home
- 70
- Change since 2016
- +10.4%
What languages are spoken in Mosman?
Where does Mosman land against Australia as a whole?
Nationally, the share speaking another language is higher than in Mosman. In New South Wales, 27 councils rank higher.
- Mosman
- 15.2%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
Shares are calculated the same way for each area, so the bars compare directly.
Which languages lead in Mosman, and how have they changed?
Counts are people who speak the language at home; the chip is their change since 2016. Catch-all ABS groups aren't listed.
What does Mosman'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
What's the fastest-growing language in Mosman?
Fastest-growing language
Mandarin
+36.6% since 2016
It started from at least 150 speakers in 2016, so the rise isn't a small-number effect.
How do Mosman's suburbs compare?
Suburb pages list every language counted in that suburb.
- MosmanLed by Mandarin15%4,240
- Each percentage is the share of a suburb speaking a language other than English at home, over the number of people. 1 suburbs in all.
What do birthplace and religion say about Mosman?
The largest group born overseas comes from England.
Country of birth
32.8% born overseas, across 98 countries.
- 01England2,4050%
- 02New Zealand728-6.7%
- 03China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)723+34.1%
- 04South Africa514+8.9%
- 05United States of America461-15.4%
- 06Germany244+26.4%
- 07Hong Kong (SAR of China)223+12.6%
- 08Scotland223+1.8%
- 09India221-4.7%
- 10Brazil188+75.7%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity14,114-7.4%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs11,506+26.9%
- 03Buddhism392+4.5%
- 04Hinduism283+10.1%
- 05Judaism224-7.4%
- 06Islam141+58.4%
How does Mosman look on the map?
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.
Data: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home, summed from Statistical Area Level 2 to council. Changes are against the 2016 Census.
Blank answers matter here. 978 residents gave none, and they're left out of the 15.2%. Count them in and it's 18.7%; drop them from the base and it's 15.8%.
Figures for Mosman itself aren't affected by the small gap between summed suburbs and ABS national totals. Unnamed ABS categories are in every total and out of every ranked list.
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