SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Cambridge

28,773 residents · 70+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
16.2%
4,647 people
Growth since last census
+30.9%
vs previous census
In context
0.68× Western Australia avg
0.60× national avg
Population
28,773
CALD residents
4,647
Languages spoken
70
Fastest-growing
+60%
Narrative

Why this matters

Cambridge is home to 28,773 residents. 16.2% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 4,647 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Cambridge 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
    Mandarin677 · 2.4%
    53.9%
  2. 02
    Italian371 · 1.3%
    1.6%
  3. 03
    Cantonese212 · 0.7%
    29.3%
  4. 04
    French188 · 0.7%
    20.7%
  5. 05
    Spanish171 · 0.6%
    40.2%
  6. 06
    Greek164 · 0.6%
    21.9%
  1. 01
    German159 · 0.6%
    4.2%
  2. 02
    Japanese141 · 0.5%
    4.7%
  3. 03
    Dutch109 · 0.4%
    20.4%
  4. 04
    Persian (excluding Dari)87 · 0.3%
    3.3%
  5. 05
    Hindi84 · 0.3%
    25.0%
  6. 06
    Afrikaans81 · 0.3%
    9.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 84%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 83.8%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 16.2%
Mandarin
677 · +53.9%
Italian
371 · -1.6%
Cantonese
212 · +29.3%
French
188 · -20.7%
Spanish
171 · +40.2%
Greek
164 · -21.9%
German
159 · -4.2%
Japanese
141 · -4.7%
Dutch
109 · -20.4%
Persian (excluding Dari)
87 · -3.3%
Hindi
84 · -25.0%
Afrikaans
81 · -9.0%
Russian
72 · +60.0%
Portuguese
72 · -23.4%
Vietnamese
69 · -4.2%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin677 · 2.4%
    53.9%
  2. 02
    Italian371 · 1.3%
    1.6%
  3. 03
    Cantonese212 · 0.7%
    29.3%
  4. 04
    French188 · 0.7%
    20.7%
  5. 05
    Spanish171 · 0.6%
    40.2%
  6. 06
    Greek164 · 0.6%
    21.9%
  7. 07
    German159 · 0.6%
    4.2%
  8. 08
    Japanese141 · 0.5%
    4.7%
  9. 09
    Dutch109 · 0.4%
    20.4%
  10. 10
    Persian (excluding Dari)87 · 0.3%
    3.3%
  11. 11
    Hindi84 · 0.3%
    25.0%
  12. 12
    Afrikaans81 · 0.3%
    9.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Russian
+60.0%
72 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Mandarin
+53.9%
677 speakers · 2.4% of LGA
#3
Language
Spanish
+40.2%
171 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
Use this data

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