SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Armadale

92,987 residents · 116+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
28.0%
26,065 people
Growth since last census
+65.9%
vs previous census
In context
1.19× Western Australia avg
1.04× national avg
Population
92,987
CALD residents
26,065
Languages spoken
116
Fastest-growing
+138%
Narrative

Why this matters

Armadale is home to 92,987 residents. 28.0% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 26,065 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Armadale 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
    Punjabi2,380 · 2.6%
    134.9%
  2. 02
    Mandarin1,753 · 1.9%
    29.8%
  3. 03
    Malayalam1,652 · 1.8%
    86.0%
  4. 04
    Tamil1,278 · 1.4%
    72.2%
  5. 05
    Tagalog1,063 · 1.1%
    60.8%
  6. 06
    Hindi825 · 0.9%
    67.0%
  1. 01
    Filipino717 · 0.8%
    66.0%
  2. 02
    Sinhalese683 · 0.7%
    60.0%
  3. 03
    Gujarati562 · 0.6%
    138.1%
  4. 04
    Karen543 · 0.6%
    57.4%
  5. 05
    Indonesian514 · 0.6%
    20.1%
  6. 06
    Afrikaans500 · 0.5%
    3.3%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 72%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 72.0%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 28.0%
Punjabi
2,380 · +134.9%
Mandarin
1,753 · +29.8%
Malayalam
1,652 · +86.0%
Tamil
1,278 · +72.2%
Tagalog
1,063 · +60.8%
Hindi
825 · +67.0%
Filipino
717 · +66.0%
Sinhalese
683 · +60.0%
Gujarati
562 · +138.1%
Karen
543 · +57.4%
Indonesian
514 · +20.1%
Afrikaans
500 · -3.3%
Arabic
484 · +63.0%
Cantonese
479 · +30.5%
Urdu
463 · +93.7%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Punjabi2,380 · 2.6%
    134.9%
  2. 02
    Mandarin1,753 · 1.9%
    29.8%
  3. 03
    Malayalam1,652 · 1.8%
    86.0%
  4. 04
    Tamil1,278 · 1.4%
    72.2%
  5. 05
    Tagalog1,063 · 1.1%
    60.8%
  6. 06
    Hindi825 · 0.9%
    67.0%
  7. 07
    Filipino717 · 0.8%
    66.0%
  8. 08
    Sinhalese683 · 0.7%
    60.0%
  9. 09
    Gujarati562 · 0.6%
    138.1%
  10. 10
    Karen543 · 0.6%
    57.4%
  11. 11
    Indonesian514 · 0.6%
    20.1%
  12. 12
    Afrikaans500 · 0.5%
    3.3%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Gujarati
+138.1%
562 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
#2
Language
Punjabi
+134.9%
2,380 speakers · 2.6% of LGA
#3
Language
Urdu
+93.7%
463 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
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