SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Bunbury

32,472 residents · 60+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
14.9%
4,854 people
Growth since last census
+11.6%
vs previous census
In context
0.63× Western Australia avg
0.55× national avg
Population
32,472
CALD residents
4,854
Languages spoken
60
Fastest-growing
+205%
Narrative

Why this matters

Bunbury is home to 32,472 residents. 14.9% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 4,854 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Bunbury 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
    Italian280 · 0.9%
    24.3%
  2. 02
    Mandarin233 · 0.7%
    28.7%
  3. 03
    Tagalog172 · 0.5%
    28.9%
  4. 04
    Filipino149 · 0.5%
    6.9%
  5. 05
    Afrikaans104 · 0.3%
    50.7%
  6. 06
    Spanish83 · 0.3%
    45.6%
  1. 01
    Punjabi80 · 0.2%
    11.1%
  2. 02
    Malayalam73 · 0.2%
    1.4%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese73 · 0.2%
    5.8%
  4. 04
    Nepali64 · 0.2%
    204.8%
  5. 05
    Arabic62 · 0.2%
    10.1%
  6. 06
    Cantonese62 · 0.2%
    3.3%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 85%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 85.1%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 14.9%
Italian
280 · -24.3%
Mandarin
233 · +28.7%
Tagalog
172 · -28.9%
Filipino
149 · -6.9%
Afrikaans
104 · +50.7%
Spanish
83 · +45.6%
Punjabi
80 · +11.1%
Malayalam
73 · +1.4%
Vietnamese
73 · +5.8%
Nepali
64 · +204.8%
Arabic
62 · -10.1%
Cantonese
62 · +3.3%
Greek
59 · +63.9%
Indonesian
55 · +27.9%
French
46 · -23.3%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Italian280 · 0.9%
    24.3%
  2. 02
    Mandarin233 · 0.7%
    28.7%
  3. 03
    Tagalog172 · 0.5%
    28.9%
  4. 04
    Filipino149 · 0.5%
    6.9%
  5. 05
    Afrikaans104 · 0.3%
    50.7%
  6. 06
    Spanish83 · 0.3%
    45.6%
  7. 07
    Punjabi80 · 0.2%
    11.1%
  8. 08
    Malayalam73 · 0.2%
    1.4%
  9. 09
    Vietnamese73 · 0.2%
    5.8%
  10. 10
    Nepali64 · 0.2%
    204.8%
  11. 11
    Arabic62 · 0.2%
    10.1%
  12. 12
    Cantonese62 · 0.2%
    3.3%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+204.8%
64 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Greek
+63.9%
59 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Afrikaans
+50.7%
104 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
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