Mandarin
930 speakers
Spoken at home by 4.7 per cent of residents.
Nedlands, Western Australia
The languages of Nedlands
According to the 2021 Census, Mandarin and Cantonese lead the languages spoken at home in Nedlands, where 16 per cent of residents use one other than English. Two languages clear the one-in-100 mark. The share in the City of Perth is at least twice Nedlands'.
- Residents
- 19,802
- Speak another language
- 3,223
- Languages at home
- 66
- Change since 2016
- +10.9%
What languages are spoken in Nedlands?
How does Nedlands compare with Western Australia?
Across Western Australia, the share is much the same as in Nedlands. That puts Nedlands in the upper half of Western Australia's councils.
- Nedlands
- 16.3%
- Western Australia
- 17.3%
- City of Perth
- 33.5%
Same method throughout, so the gap between the bars is the real gap.
What are the most spoken languages in Nedlands?
Counts are people who speak the language at home; the chip is their change since 2016. Catch-all ABS groups aren't listed.
- 01930+3.6%
- 02327-5.5%
- 03151+17.1%
- 04146+40.4%
- 05117-25.0%
- 06109+137%
- 0797+44.8%
- 0897+61.7%
- 0991+85.7%
- 1091+24.7%
How do Nedlands' languages compare in size?
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
Which community in Nedlands grew most since 2016?
Fastest-growing language
Mandarin
+3.6% since 2016
It started from at least 150 speakers in 2016, so the rise isn't a small-number effect.
Where in Nedlands is a language other than English most common?
Dalkeith has the highest share of the 4 suburbs, but not by far.
Suburb pages list every language counted in that suburb.
- DalkeithLed by Mandarin18%786
- NedlandsLed by Mandarin17%1,781
- Mount ClaremontLed by Mandarin13%656
- Karrakatta0%0
- Each percentage is the share of a suburb speaking a language other than English at home, over the number of people. 4 suburbs in all.
What do birthplace and religion say about Nedlands?
The largest group born overseas comes from England.
Country of birth
32.7% born overseas, across 81 countries.
- 01England1,293-3.4%
- 02Malaysia684+14.0%
- 03China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)5540%
- 04South Africa4210%
- 05India335+40.8%
- 06Singapore325+4.8%
- 07Scotland263-2.6%
- 08United States of America263+16.4%
- 09New Zealand220-10.6%
- 10Hong Kong (SAR of China)174+11.5%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity9,571-7.1%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs8,074+30.8%
- 03Buddhism411+20.5%
- 04Hinduism385+53.4%
- 05Islam212+26.2%
- 06Judaism86+10.3%
How does Nedlands 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. 664 residents gave none, and they're left out of the 16.3%. Count them in and it's 19.6%; drop them from the base and it's 16.8%.
Figures for Nedlands 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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