SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Belmont

41,440 residents · 104+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
36.9%
15,307 people
Growth since last census
+19.6%
vs previous census
In context
1.56× Western Australia avg
1.37× national avg
Population
41,440
CALD residents
15,307
Languages spoken
104
Fastest-growing
+81%
Narrative

Why this matters

Belmont is home to 41,440 residents. 36.9% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 15,307 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Belmont 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
    Mandarin1,759 · 4.2%
    6.3%
  2. 02
    Arabic759 · 1.8%
    1.5%
  3. 03
    Cantonese678 · 1.6%
    2.0%
  4. 04
    Urdu600 · 1.4%
    49.6%
  5. 05
    Tagalog526 · 1.3%
    6.9%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese469 · 1.1%
    37.9%
  1. 01
    Hindi426 · 1.0%
    9.2%
  2. 02
    Punjabi425 · 1.0%
    36.7%
  3. 03
    Filipino423 · 1.0%
    11.0%
  4. 04
    Italian423 · 1.0%
    17.2%
  5. 05
    Indonesian325 · 0.8%
    14.4%
  6. 06
    Nepali318 · 0.8%
    52.2%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 63%
MAN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 63.1%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 36.9%
Mandarin
1,759 · +6.3%
Arabic
759 · +1.5%
Cantonese
678 · +2.0%
Urdu
600 · +49.6%
Tagalog
526 · -6.9%
Vietnamese
469 · +37.9%
Hindi
426 · +9.2%
Punjabi
425 · +36.7%
Filipino
423 · +11.0%
Italian
423 · -17.2%
Indonesian
325 · +14.4%
Nepali
318 · +52.2%
Bengali
316 · +21.1%
Korean
315 · -17.5%
Spanish
299 · +81.2%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin1,759 · 4.2%
    6.3%
  2. 02
    Arabic759 · 1.8%
    1.5%
  3. 03
    Cantonese678 · 1.6%
    2.0%
  4. 04
    Urdu600 · 1.4%
    49.6%
  5. 05
    Tagalog526 · 1.3%
    6.9%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese469 · 1.1%
    37.9%
  7. 07
    Hindi426 · 1.0%
    9.2%
  8. 08
    Punjabi425 · 1.0%
    36.7%
  9. 09
    Filipino423 · 1.0%
    11.0%
  10. 10
    Italian423 · 1.0%
    17.2%
  11. 11
    Indonesian325 · 0.8%
    14.4%
  12. 12
    Nepali318 · 0.8%
    52.2%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Spanish
+81.2%
299 speakers · 0.7% of LGA
#2
Language
Nepali
+52.2%
318 speakers · 0.8% of LGA
#3
Language
Urdu
+49.6%
600 speakers · 1.4% of LGA
Use this data

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