SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Broome

16,686 residents · 67+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
25.4%
4,246 people
Growth since last census
+77.9%
vs previous census
In context
1.08× Western Australia avg
0.94× national avg
Population
16,686
CALD residents
4,246
Languages spoken
67
Fastest-growing
+358%
Narrative

Why this matters

Broome is home to 16,686 residents. 25.4% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 4,246 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Broome 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
    Bardi208 · 1.2%
    29.2%
  2. 02
    Kriol127 · 0.8%
    3.1%
  3. 03
    Spanish112 · 0.7%
    330.8%
  4. 04
    Italian96 · 0.6%
    92.0%
  5. 05
    Mandarin95 · 0.6%
    90.0%
  6. 06
    Filipino91 · 0.5%
    3.4%
  1. 01
    Yawuru87 · 0.5%
    357.9%
  2. 02
    German81 · 0.5%
    12.0%
  3. 03
    Tagalog79 · 0.5%
    8.1%
  4. 04
    French74 · 0.4%
    5.7%
  5. 05
    Thai64 · 0.4%
    7.2%
  6. 06
    Cantonese46 · 0.3%
    91.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 75%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 74.6%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 25.4%
Bardi
208 · +29.2%
Kriol
127 · -3.1%
Spanish
112 · +330.8%
Italian
96 · +92.0%
Mandarin
95 · +90.0%
Filipino
91 · +3.4%
Yawuru
87 · +357.9%
German
81 · -12.0%
Tagalog
79 · -8.1%
French
74 · +5.7%
Thai
64 · -7.2%
Cantonese
46 · +91.7%
Nyangumarta
36 · +176.9%
Aboriginal English, so described
34 · +126.7%
Yulparija
31 · +138.5%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Bardi208 · 1.2%
    29.2%
  2. 02
    Kriol127 · 0.8%
    3.1%
  3. 03
    Spanish112 · 0.7%
    330.8%
  4. 04
    Italian96 · 0.6%
    92.0%
  5. 05
    Mandarin95 · 0.6%
    90.0%
  6. 06
    Filipino91 · 0.5%
    3.4%
  7. 07
    Yawuru87 · 0.5%
    357.9%
  8. 08
    German81 · 0.5%
    12.0%
  9. 09
    Tagalog79 · 0.5%
    8.1%
  10. 10
    French74 · 0.4%
    5.7%
  11. 11
    Thai64 · 0.4%
    7.2%
  12. 12
    Cantonese46 · 0.3%
    91.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Yawuru
+357.9%
87 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#2
Language
Spanish
+330.8%
112 speakers · 0.7% of LGA
#3
Language
Nyangumarta
+176.9%
36 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

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