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Language in North Narrabeen

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

A small but growing number of residents now speak a language other than English in North Narrabeen. While 86.8% of people use only English at home, the proportion of those using another language is now much higher than in most similar areas.

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📍 North Narrabeen, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Around 9.6% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Similarly, the 0.7% who speak little or no English is well below the New South Wales average, though this is still much higher than most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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9.6% ▲ +26.4%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.7% ▼ -4.8%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Language used at home

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In North Narrabeen, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 86.8% Mandarin 0.4% Italian 0.4% Arabic 0.3% Tagalog 0.3% Vietnamese 0.2% Greek 0.2% Cantonese 0.1%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in North Narrabeen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13009/north-narrabeen/topic/language