SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Canning

94,424 residents · 121+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
46.3%
43,708 people
Growth since last census
+22.2%
vs previous census
In context
1.96× Western Australia avg
1.71× national avg
Population
94,424
CALD residents
43,708
Languages spoken
121
Fastest-growing
+108%
Narrative

Why this matters

Canning is home to 94,424 residents. 46.3% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 43,708 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Canning 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
    Mandarin9,423 · 10.0%
    9.4%
  2. 02
    Cantonese3,093 · 3.3%
    5.6%
  3. 03
    Punjabi2,864 · 3.0%
    79.0%
  4. 04
    Malayalam1,708 · 1.8%
    27.1%
  5. 05
    Indonesian1,691 · 1.8%
    5.7%
  6. 06
    Arabic1,413 · 1.5%
    21.0%
  1. 01
    Hindi1,312 · 1.4%
    8.1%
  2. 02
    Tamil1,305 · 1.4%
    36.8%
  3. 03
    Urdu1,305 · 1.4%
    66.0%
  4. 04
    Korean1,264 · 1.3%
    1.2%
  5. 05
    Sinhalese1,170 · 1.2%
    17.1%
  6. 06
    Nepali808 · 0.9%
    108.2%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 54%
MAN
CAN
PUN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 53.7%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 46.3%
Mandarin
9,423 · +9.4%
Cantonese
3,093 · +5.6%
Punjabi
2,864 · +79.0%
Malayalam
1,708 · +27.1%
Indonesian
1,691 · +5.7%
Arabic
1,413 · +21.0%
Hindi
1,312 · +8.1%
Tamil
1,305 · +36.8%
Urdu
1,305 · +66.0%
Korean
1,264 · +1.2%
Sinhalese
1,170 · +17.1%
Nepali
808 · +108.2%
Vietnamese
718 · +43.9%
Tagalog
668 · -18.7%
Italian
594 · -22.1%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin9,423 · 10.0%
    9.4%
  2. 02
    Cantonese3,093 · 3.3%
    5.6%
  3. 03
    Punjabi2,864 · 3.0%
    79.0%
  4. 04
    Malayalam1,708 · 1.8%
    27.1%
  5. 05
    Indonesian1,691 · 1.8%
    5.7%
  6. 06
    Arabic1,413 · 1.5%
    21.0%
  7. 07
    Hindi1,312 · 1.4%
    8.1%
  8. 08
    Tamil1,305 · 1.4%
    36.8%
  9. 09
    Urdu1,305 · 1.4%
    66.0%
  10. 10
    Korean1,264 · 1.3%
    1.2%
  11. 11
    Sinhalese1,170 · 1.2%
    17.1%
  12. 12
    Nepali808 · 0.9%
    108.2%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+108.2%
808 speakers · 0.9% of LGA
#2
Language
Punjabi
+79.0%
2,864 speakers · 3.0% of LGA
#3
Language
Urdu
+66.0%
1,305 speakers · 1.4% of LGA
Use this data

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