Greek
147 speakers
Greek is spoken by 147 of our residents at home, 0.2% of Port Stephens.
We are Port Stephens
3 per cent.
3 in every 100 Port Stephens residents speak a language other than English at home. 2,359 people, in 76 languages — small enough to be overlooked, large enough to be a community.
- Our population
- 74,708
- Speak another language
- 2,359
- Languages at home
- 76
- Growth since last census
- +34.3%
Most of us speak English at home. 2,359 of us do not, across 76 languages, most often Greek, Spanish and Mandarin. Small communities are the ones a mainstream service misses first and notices last — which is the whole reason to count them.
In New South Wales
#77
of 128 New South Wales councils for the share of residents speaking a language other than English at home. #349 of 540 nationally.
What makes our community ours
Spanish
141 speakers
Spanish is spoken by 141 of our residents at home, 0.2% of Port Stephens.
Mandarin
137 speakers
Mandarin is spoken by 137 of our residents at home, 0.2% of Port Stephens.
The languages of Port Stephens
76 languages carry the conversation at home. Every one of them is spoken here.
Each block below is scaled to the number of people who speak that language at home, and tinted by how fast that community has grown since the last census.
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
Every language, in order
Speakers at the 2021 Census, with the change since 2016. Broader ABS categories such as “Chinese, nfd” are counted in our totals but left out of this list, so the percentages can exceed the sum of the languages shown.
Why we publish this
3.2% of us
We share this portrait because a council below the New South Wales average is the one most likely to be planned for as though everybody here reads English. 2,359 of us do not, at home, and a service that reaches everyone except them has not reached everyone. This almanac exists so that the number is on the record before the decision is made.
Who we are, beyond language
Where we were born
10.0% of us were born overseas, across 88 countries.
- 01England2,968+11.7%
- 02New Zealand946+6.4%
- 03South Africa323+44.8%
- 04Philippines310+34.8%
- 05Germany297+6.8%
- 06Scotland287-15.1%
- 07United States of America166+18.6%
- 08Netherlands164-12.8%
- 09India134+83.6%
- 10Thailand130+60.5%
What we believe
Reported affiliation in Port Stephens at the 2021 Census, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity39,945-8.9%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs29,491+61.6%
- 03Buddhism490+7.5%
- 04Hinduism204+119%
- 05Islam149+96.1%
- 06Judaism38+153%
Our suburbs
Our linguistic character changes street by street. Click through to any of our 38 suburbs for its own portrait: the languages spoken there, the communities calling it home.
- HeatherbraeTop language — Malay9%58
- Nelson Bay (NSW)Top language — Greek7%434
- CorletteTop language — Thai6%310
- Soldiers PointTop language — Greek5%73
- Shoal Bay (NSW)Top language — Nepali4%75
- Osterley (NSW)Top language — Malayalam4%11
- Fern BayTop language — Mandarin4%137
- Fishermans BayTop language — Portuguese4%11
- Brandy HillTop language — Croatian4%24
- Salamander BayTop language — Spanish3%177
- Duns CreekTop language — Greek3%20
- Lemon Tree PassageTop language — German3%85
- One Mile (NSW)Top language — Dutch3%13
- Swan Bay (Port Stephens - NSW)Top language — Auslan3%9
- WilliamtownTop language — Spanish3%24
- MedowieTop language — Afrikaans3%287
- Raymond TerraceTop language — Tagalog3%335
- Nelsons PlainsTop language — Dutch2%9
- KaruahTop language — German2%34
- TomagoTop language — Thai2%5
- Salt AshTop language — Polish2%19
- Anna BayTop language — Italian2%67
- Tanilba BayTop language — German2%56
- Fingal BayTop language — Danish2%26
- Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW)Top language — Japanese1%13
- MallabulaTop language — Malay1%10
- East SeahamTop language — Auslan1%4
- Fullerton CoveTop language — Croatian1%11
- Bobs FarmTop language — Vietnamese1%7
- WallalongTop language — Auslan1%8
- Woodville (NSW)Top language — Hungarian1%4
- SeahamTop language — Maltese0%3
- Glen Oak0%0
- Hinton0%0
- Eagleton0%0
- Ferodale0%0
- Taylors Beach (NSW)0%0
- Tilligerry Creek0%0
- 38 suburbs in Port Stephens. Percentage is residents speaking a language other than English at home; the figure beneath it is how many people that is.
Where we are
Port Stephens shaded by the share of residents speaking a language other than English at home. Boundaries are ABS ASGS 2021. See every council on one map.
In context
- Port Stephens
- 3.2%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
- Australia
- 21.3%
3.2% of Port Stephens residents speak a language other than English at home, against 25.7% for New South Wales and 21.3% nationally. Drawn from the 2021 Census.
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.
How the headline share is counted. 3.2% is 2,359 residents as a share of all 74,708 of us. A further 3,895 did not state a language at all, and we do not count them as speaking one — counting every non-response as a non-English speaker would put this figure at 8.4%, which is a larger number and a weaker claim. Measured only across the residents who answered, the share is 3.3%. If you have seen a higher figure quoted for Port Stephens, it is almost certainly one of those two.
Two further caveats we would rather state than bury. Summing suburbs omits residents not allocated to one — no usual address, migratory and unincorporated areas — so national totals sit a little under the ABS published figures; the Port Stephens figures on this page are unaffected. And ranked language lists exclude ABS residual categories such as “Chinese, nfd”, which are not languages anyone can order a translation in; they remain inside the headline total.
Need this community reached in its own languages? Talk to us about translation in Port Stephens.