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Language in North Wahroonga

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

More people use a language other than English at home in North Wahroonga than in most similar areas. About 27.5% of residents speak another language, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. This linguistic variety is led by a strong Mandarin-speaking community.

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📍 North Wahroonga, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 70% of people speak only English, 8.3% use Mandarin and 3% use Cantonese at home. Despite the high use of other languages, the 2.4% who speak little or no English is a little below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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27.5% ▲ +38.4%

Higher than 89% 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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2.4% ▲ +28.6%

Higher than 86% 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 Wahroonga, English only is the majority at 82%; Mandarin is next at 10%.

English only 70.0% Mandarin 8.3% Cantonese 3.0% Hindi 1.4% Punjabi 0.7% Italian 0.6% Arabic 0.5% Greek 0.2% Tagalog 0.2%

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 Wahroonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13025/north-wahroonga/topic/language