SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Bayswater

68,027 residents · 101+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
30.5%
20,764 people
Growth since last census
+11.1%
vs previous census
In context
1.29× Western Australia avg
1.13× national avg
Population
68,027
CALD residents
20,764
Languages spoken
101
Fastest-growing
+89%
Narrative

Why this matters

Bayswater is home to 68,027 residents. 30.5% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 20,764 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Bayswater 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
    Vietnamese2,496 · 3.7%
    ▲13.9%
  2. 02
    Mandarin1,850 · 2.7%
    ▲6.8%
  3. 03
    Italian1,724 · 2.5%
    ▼13.2%
  4. 04
    Cantonese1,311 · 1.9%
    ▲0.5%
  5. 05
    Arabic553 · 0.8%
    ▲22.1%
  6. 06
    Serbian542 · 0.8%
    ▲26.6%
  1. 01
    Punjabi483 · 0.7%
    ▲2.3%
  2. 02
    Spanish468 · 0.7%
    ▲37.6%
  3. 03
    Hindi461 · 0.7%
    ▼16.2%
  4. 04
    French383 · 0.6%
    ▲35.3%
  5. 05
    Greek346 · 0.5%
    ▲2.1%
  6. 06
    Polish346 · 0.5%
    ▼7.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 69%
VIE
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 69.5%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 30.5%
Vietnamese
2,496 · +13.9%
Mandarin
1,850 · +6.8%
Italian
1,724 · -13.2%
Cantonese
1,311 · +0.5%
Arabic
553 · +22.1%
Serbian
542 · +26.6%
Punjabi
483 · +2.3%
Spanish
468 · +37.6%
Hindi
461 · -16.2%
French
383 · +35.3%
Greek
346 · +2.1%
Polish
346 · -7.7%
Nepali
341 · +89.4%
Tagalog
335 · -22.8%
Urdu
289 · +7.4%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Vietnamese2,496 · 3.7%
    ▲13.9%
  2. 02
    Mandarin1,850 · 2.7%
    ▲6.8%
  3. 03
    Italian1,724 · 2.5%
    ▼13.2%
  4. 04
    Cantonese1,311 · 1.9%
    ▲0.5%
  5. 05
    Arabic553 · 0.8%
    ▲22.1%
  6. 06
    Serbian542 · 0.8%
    ▲26.6%
  7. 07
    Punjabi483 · 0.7%
    ▲2.3%
  8. 08
    Spanish468 · 0.7%
    ▲37.6%
  9. 09
    Hindi461 · 0.7%
    ▼16.2%
  10. 10
    French383 · 0.6%
    ▲35.3%
  11. 11
    Greek346 · 0.5%
    ▲2.1%
  12. 12
    Polish346 · 0.5%
    ▼7.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+89.4%
341 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#2
Language
Spanish
+37.6%
468 speakers · 0.7% of LGA
#3
Language
French
+35.3%
383 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Morley
22,301 RESIDENTS
38.9% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Embleton
3,273 RESIDENTS
34.0% CALDTop: Mandarin
Noranda
7,854 RESIDENTS
32.8% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Maylands (WA)
13,109 RESIDENTS
29.3% CALDTop: Mandarin
Bedford
5,600 RESIDENTS
24.4% CALDTop: Italian
Bayswater (WA)
15,171 RESIDENTS
19.5% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Bayswater.

We turn census data into targeted outreach plans: which documents to translate first, which community leaders to engage, where the gaps are.