Northern Lakes, San Remo-Budgewoi and Toukley
Language used at home
In Northern Lakes, San Remo-Budgewoi and Toukley, 3.4496 of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.
Northern Lakes, San Remo-Budgewoi and Toukley's language statistics show the proportion of the population who use a language at home other than English. They indicate how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language.
Northern Lakes, San Remo-Budgewoi and Toukley's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Country of Birth and Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.
Please note: Due to ABS rules regarding perturbation of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual language groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.
Derived from the Census question:
'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'
Total population
| Language used at home - Summary | ||||||||
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| Northern Lakes, San Remo-Budgewoi and Toukley - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Budgewoi - Halekulani - Buff Point % | Number | % | Budgewoi - Halekulani - Buff Point % | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Speaks English only | 44,130 | 91.2 | 91.4 | 36500 | 41,144 | 93.1 | 93.8 | +2,986 |
 Non-English total | 1,669 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 36501 | 1,328 | 3.0 | 2.7 | +341 |
| Not stated | 2,583 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 36502 | 1,723 | 3.9 | 3.5 | +860 |
| Total Population | 48,382 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 44,195 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +4,187 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Language used at home - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Northern Lakes, San Remo-Budgewoi and Toukley - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language (excludes English) | Number | % | Budgewoi - Halekulani - Buff Point % | Number | % | Budgewoi - Halekulani - Buff Point % | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Spanish | 154 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 36034 | 118 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +36 |
| Italian | 121 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 36022 | 149 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -28 |
| Filipino/Tagalog | 118 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 36011 | 89 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +29 |
| Greek | 82 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36015 | 64 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +18 |
| Maltese | 81 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36027 | 63 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +18 |
| Arabic | 78 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36004 | 50 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +28 |
| Australian Indigenous Languages | 59 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36005 | 19 | 0.0 | -- | +40 |
| Thai | 59 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 36102 | 35 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +24 |
| German | 58 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36014 | 106 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -48 |
| Mandarin | 54 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36007 | 28 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +26 |
| Vietnamese | 49 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36037 | 27 | 0.1 | -- | +22 |
| Portuguese | 46 | 0.1 | -- | 36029 | 21 | 0.0 | -- | +25 |
| Cantonese | 40 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36006 | 41 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -1 |
| Indonesian | 37 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 36018 | 30 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +7 |
| Dutch | 31 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 36010 | 70 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -39 |
| Serbian | 31 | 0.1 | -- | 36032 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +15 |
| French | 29 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 36013 | 29 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Russian | 28 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36030 | 12 | 0.0 | -- | +16 |
| Polish | 28 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36028 | 16 | 0.0 | -- | +12 |
| Samoan | 24 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 36031 | 10 | 0.0 | -- | +14 |
| Croatian | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36009 | 22 | 0.0 | -- | +2 |
| Māori (New Zealand) | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36079 | 30 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -7 |
| Hungarian | 22 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 36017 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -4 |
| Tongan | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36105 | 20 | 0.0 | -- | +1 |
| Hindi | 20 | 0.0 | -- | 36016 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +9 |
| Korean | 19 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 36025 | 7 | 0.0 | -- | +12 |
| Punjabi | 19 | 0.0 | -- | 36088 | 3 | 0.0 | -- | +16 |
| Afrikaans | 17 | 0.0 | -- | 36044 | 22 | 0.0 | -- | -5 |
| Auslan | 17 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 36049 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +3 |
| Turkish | 15 | 0.0 | -- | 36036 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -11 |
| Japanese | 15 | 0.0 | -- | 36023 | 15 | 0.0 | -- | 0 |
| Fijian | 14 | 0.0 | -- | 36061 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -6 |
| Persian | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36019 | 4 | 0.0 | -- | +8 |
| Swedish | 10 | 0.0 | -- | 36097 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +5 |
| Bengali | 10 | 0.0 | -- | 36050 | 3 | 0.0 | -- | +7 |
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Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Northern Lakes, San Remo-Budgewoi and Toukley in 2021 compared to Budgewoi - Halekulani - Buff Point shows that there was a similar proportion of people who used English only, and a larger proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).
Overall, 91.2% of the population used English only, and 3.4 used a non-English language, compared with 91.4% and 2.7% respectively for Budgewoi - Halekulani - Buff Point.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Northern Lakes, San Remo-Budgewoi and Toukley was Spanish, with 0.3% of the population, or 154 people using this language at home.
There were no major differences between Northern Lakes, San Remo-Budgewoi and Toukley and Budgewoi - Halekulani - Buff Point in 2021.
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 341 or 25.7%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 2,986 or 7.3%.
There were no major differences in Northern Lakes, San Remo-Budgewoi and Toukley between 2011 and 2021.