Narraweena, Northern Beaches

The languages of Narraweena

The 2021 Census found about 1,600 people in Narraweena, part of Northern Beaches, speaking a language other than English at home. The share speaking another language is 1.6 times the figure for Northern Beaches. In all, 46 languages are spoken in its homes.

Residents
6,924
Speak another language
23.6%+15.7%
Languages spoken
46
Born overseas
29.5%

What languages are spoken in Narraweena?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Italian
    380-23.2%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    217+48.6%
  3. 03
    Portuguese
    99+281%
  4. 04
    Cantonese
    85-3.4%
  5. 05
    Spanish
    79+8.2%
  6. 06
    Serbian
    78+4.0%
  7. 07
    Tibetan
    65+150%
  8. 08
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    47+51.6%
  9. 09
    Tagalog
    45-21.1%
  10. 10
    Tongan
    40+14.3%

Where were Narraweena's residents born?

England is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    England
    424+10.4%
  2. 02
    Italy
    255-13.3%
  3. 03
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    226+28.4%
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    151-9.6%
  5. 05
    Philippines
    98-2.0%
  6. 06
    India
    81+153%
  7. 07
    Brazil
    70+250%
  8. 08
    South Africa
    48+9.1%
  9. 09
    United States of America
    38+35.7%
  10. 10
    Thailand
    37+68.2%

How does Narraweena compare with New South Wales?

Narraweena is about level with New South Wales.

Narraweena
23.6%
Northern Beaches
14.6%
New South Wales
25.7%

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

What's Narraweena's religious mix?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    3,767-8.2%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,472+43.6%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    157+9.8%
  4. 04
    Islam
    65+80.6%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    33+57.1%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    15+275%

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