Frenchs Forest, Northern Beaches

What Frenchs Forest speaks at home

In Frenchs Forest, one in six residents use a language other than English at home, according to the 2021 Census, led by Mandarin. Frenchs Forest's share is below Australia as a whole. That adds up to 51 languages across the suburb.

Residents
14,250
Speak another language
16.3%+8.3%
Languages spoken
51
Born overseas
27.6%

Which languages lead in Frenchs Forest?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    395+31.7%
  2. 02
    Armenian
    255-3.4%
  3. 03
    French
    198+13.1%
  4. 04
    Cantonese
    173-11.3%
  5. 05
    Italian
    118-16.3%
  6. 06
    Portuguese
    113+265%
  7. 07
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    104-16.1%
  8. 08
    German
    102+12.1%
  9. 09
    Japanese
    94+32.4%
  10. 10
    Spanish
    93+10.7%

Which countries are Frenchs Forest's residents from?

Among residents born overseas, England leads.

  1. 01
    England
    1,084+9.6%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    323+2.2%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    320+11.5%
  4. 04
    South Africa
    277+22.6%
  5. 05
    India
    139+80.5%
  6. 06
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    111+13.3%
  7. 07
    Iran
    111-10.5%
  8. 08
    United States of America
    104-13.3%
  9. 09
    Germany
    96+24.7%
  10. 10
    Scotland
    89+20.3%

Where does Frenchs Forest sit against Northern Beaches?

Northern Beaches has a lower share than Frenchs Forest.

Frenchs Forest
16.3%
Australia
21.3%
Northern Beaches
14.6%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

What religions are reported in Frenchs Forest?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    7,497-9.8%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    5,968+40.2%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    162+1.9%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    90+13.9%
  5. 05
    Islam
    42-12.5%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    39-40.0%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.

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Frenchs Forest is part of Northern Beaches, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.