Mandarin
1,520 speakers
Between the last two censuses it has grown by more than half.
Woollahra, New South Wales
Languages spoken in Woollahra
Mandarin, Spanish and Greek are the main languages after English in Woollahra, where the 2021 Census counted about 9,400 people speaking one at home. Among the leading languages, Mandarin has grown by more than half since 2016. Woollahra's share is less than half the share for the City of Sydney.
- Residents
- 62,254
- Speak another language
- 9,359
- Languages at home
- 76
- Change since 2016
- +0.3%
What languages are spoken in Woollahra?
How does Woollahra compare with New South Wales?
Woollahra's share is under the share for New South Wales, though not by much. Woollahra ranks 29th in New South Wales, in the top half.
- Woollahra
- 15.0%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
- City of Sydney
- 33.9%
Residents speaking a language other than English at home, as a share of all residents.
How does Woollahra's language list break down?
Speakers at home, with the change since 2016. Broad ABS categories such as "Chinese, nfd" count towards the totals but aren't listed, so the shares can add up to more than the languages shown.
What does Woollahra'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 Woollahra?
Fastest-growing language
Mandarin
+60.2% since 2016
Mandarin has grown by more than half since 2016, to about 1,500 speakers.
How do Woollahra's suburbs compare?
Rose Bay has the highest share of the 10 suburbs, but not by far.
Suburb pages list every language counted in that suburb.
- Rose Bay (NSW)Led by Mandarin19%1,867
- VaucluseLed by Mandarin19%1,729
- Point PiperLed by Mandarin18%234
- Bellevue HillLed by Mandarin16%1,683
- EdgecliffLed by Mandarin15%384
- Double BayLed by Mandarin15%667
- WoollahraLed by Mandarin13%925
- Darling PointLed by Mandarin13%517
- Paddington (NSW)Led by French10%1,290
- Watsons BayLed by Russian7%63
- The larger figure is each suburb's share speaking a language other than English; the smaller is people. 10 suburbs listed.
What do birthplace and religion say about Woollahra?
After Australia, most residents born overseas came from England.
Country of birth
32.6% born overseas, across 101 countries.
- 01England3,970-0.9%
- 02South Africa2,992+3.9%
- 03New Zealand1,613-6.3%
- 04China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)1,224+36.6%
- 05United States of America1,030+9.9%
- 06Hong Kong (SAR of China)552+24.6%
- 07Israel471-6.0%
- 08Italy443+3.3%
- 09France435+3.3%
- 10Germany430+4.1%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity23,583-6.8%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs23,432+19.9%
- 03Judaism10,076+6.8%
- 04Buddhism789+4.1%
- 05Hinduism326+19.0%
- 06Islam281+35.1%
Where does Woollahra sit on the map of Australia's languages?
Woollahra on the Language Map, shaded for residents who speak a multicultural languageany language other than English at home (ABS ASGS 2021 boundaries). View all councils.
ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021: language used at home, by Statistical Area Level 2, rolled up to Local Government Area. Change is measured from 2016.
A note on method: 3,170 residents didn't state a language, and this page doesn't count them as speaking one. That's why 15.0% sits below the 20.1% you'd get by counting every blank, and below 15.8% measured across respondents only.
People with no usual address fall outside any suburb, which is why the national figure here is a fraction under the ABS one. The council figures aren't affected.
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