SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Ashburton

7,236 residents · 49+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
28.7%
2,076 people
Growth since last census
-14.5%
vs previous census
In context
1.22× Western Australia avg
1.06× national avg
Population
7,236
CALD residents
2,076
Languages spoken
49
Fastest-growing
+240%
Narrative

Why this matters

Ashburton is home to 7,236 residents. 28.7% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 2,076 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Ashburton 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
    Banyjima82 · 1.1%
    26.2%
  2. 02
    Filipino48 · 0.7%
    50.0%
  3. 03
    Indonesian45 · 0.6%
    21.6%
  4. 04
    Thai38 · 0.5%
    46.2%
  5. 05
    Maori (New Zealand)36 · 0.5%
    39.0%
  6. 06
    Tagalog30 · 0.4%
    81.1%
  1. 01
    Mandarin27 · 0.4%
    63.0%
  2. 02
    Italian23 · 0.3%
    43.9%
  3. 03
    Sinhalese20 · 0.3%
    25.0%
  4. 04
    German20 · 0.3%
    55.6%
  5. 05
    Portuguese18 · 0.2%
    25.0%
  6. 06
    Bemba17 · 0.2%
    240.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 71%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 71.3%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 28.7%
Banyjima
82 · +26.2%
Filipino
48 · -50.0%
Indonesian
45 · +21.6%
Thai
38 · +46.2%
Maori (New Zealand)
36 · -39.0%
Tagalog
30 · -81.1%
Mandarin
27 · -63.0%
Italian
23 · -43.9%
Sinhalese
20 · +25.0%
German
20 · -55.6%
Portuguese
18 · -25.0%
Bemba
17 · +240.0%
Yindjibarndi
16 · -50.0%
Spanish
15 · -57.1%
Croatian
14 · -12.5%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Banyjima82 · 1.1%
    26.2%
  2. 02
    Filipino48 · 0.7%
    50.0%
  3. 03
    Indonesian45 · 0.6%
    21.6%
  4. 04
    Thai38 · 0.5%
    46.2%
  5. 05
    Maori (New Zealand)36 · 0.5%
    39.0%
  6. 06
    Tagalog30 · 0.4%
    81.1%
  7. 07
    Mandarin27 · 0.4%
    63.0%
  8. 08
    Italian23 · 0.3%
    43.9%
  9. 09
    Sinhalese20 · 0.3%
    25.0%
  10. 10
    German20 · 0.3%
    55.6%
  11. 11
    Portuguese18 · 0.2%
    25.0%
  12. 12
    Bemba17 · 0.2%
    240.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Bemba
+240.0%
17 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Thai
+46.2%
38 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#3
Language
Banyjima
+26.2%
82 speakers · 1.1% of LGA
Use this data

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