SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Albany

38,410 residents · 60+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
11.4%
4,396 people
Growth since last census
+34.7%
vs previous census
In context
0.48× Western Australia avg
0.42× national avg
Population
38,410
CALD residents
4,396
Languages spoken
60
Fastest-growing
+142%
Narrative

Why this matters

Albany is home to 38,410 residents. 11.4% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 4,396 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Albany into a single shareable document: the languages spoken at home, the communities growing fastest, and the suburb-level variation that a council-wide average hides.

Languages

The twelve most-spoken

Bars show share of LGA residents · growth since last census

  1. 01
    Filipino224 · 0.6%
    2.8%
  2. 02
    Afrikaans221 · 0.6%
    19.5%
  3. 03
    Tagalog214 · 0.6%
    3.4%
  4. 04
    Karen173 · 0.5%
    68.0%
  5. 05
    Italian164 · 0.4%
    19.6%
  6. 06
    German106 · 0.3%
    24.8%
  1. 01
    Mandarin75 · 0.2%
    7.4%
  2. 02
    Dutch66 · 0.2%
    21.4%
  3. 03
    French63 · 0.2%
    65.8%
  4. 04
    Thai56 · 0.1%
    16.7%
  5. 05
    Malayalam48 · 0.1%
    23.1%
  6. 06
    Indonesian47 · 0.1%
    80.8%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 89%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 88.6%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 11.4%
Filipino
224 · +2.8%
Afrikaans
221 · +19.5%
Tagalog
214 · +3.4%
Karen
173 · +68.0%
Italian
164 · -19.6%
German
106 · -24.8%
Mandarin
75 · -7.4%
Dutch
66 · -21.4%
French
63 · +65.8%
Thai
56 · +16.7%
Malayalam
48 · +23.1%
Indonesian
47 · +80.8%
Cantonese
46 · +142.1%
Bisaya
45 · +95.7%
Polish
41 · +32.3%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Filipino224 · 0.6%
    2.8%
  2. 02
    Afrikaans221 · 0.6%
    19.5%
  3. 03
    Tagalog214 · 0.6%
    3.4%
  4. 04
    Karen173 · 0.5%
    68.0%
  5. 05
    Italian164 · 0.4%
    19.6%
  6. 06
    German106 · 0.3%
    24.8%
  7. 07
    Mandarin75 · 0.2%
    7.4%
  8. 08
    Dutch66 · 0.2%
    21.4%
  9. 09
    French63 · 0.2%
    65.8%
  10. 10
    Thai56 · 0.1%
    16.7%
  11. 11
    Malayalam48 · 0.1%
    23.1%
  12. 12
    Indonesian47 · 0.1%
    80.8%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Cantonese
+142.1%
46 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Bisaya
+95.7%
45 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Indonesian
+80.8%
47 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

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