SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Carnarvon

5,145 residents · 31+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
28.8%
1,482 people
Growth since last census
+1.5%
vs previous census
In context
1.22× Western Australia avg
1.06× national avg
Population
5,145
CALD residents
1,482
Languages spoken
31
Fastest-growing
+267%
Narrative

Why this matters

Carnarvon is home to 5,145 residents. 28.8% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 1,482 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Carnarvon 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
    Vietnamese165 · 3.2%
    22.5%
  2. 02
    Portuguese70 · 1.4%
    45.8%
  3. 03
    Croatian46 · 0.9%
    2.1%
  4. 04
    Mandarin38 · 0.7%
    15.6%
  5. 05
    Malay33 · 0.6%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Tongan22 · 0.4%
    83.3%
  1. 01
    Bislama18 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Hindi16 · 0.3%
    20.0%
  3. 03
    Tagalog14 · 0.3%
    44.0%
  4. 04
    Japanese12 · 0.2%
    7.7%
  5. 05
    Filipino11 · 0.2%
    266.7%
  6. 06
    Wajarri10 · 0.2%
    66.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 71%
VIE
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 71.2%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 28.8%
Vietnamese
165 · -22.5%
Portuguese
70 · +45.8%
Croatian
46 · -2.1%
Mandarin
38 · -15.6%
Malay
33 · 0.0%
Tongan
22 · +83.3%
Bislama
18 · 0.0%
Hindi
16 · -20.0%
Tagalog
14 · -44.0%
Japanese
12 · -7.7%
Filipino
11
Wajarri
10
Afrikaans
10
Italian
10
Korean
10
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Vietnamese165 · 3.2%
    22.5%
  2. 02
    Portuguese70 · 1.4%
    45.8%
  3. 03
    Croatian46 · 0.9%
    2.1%
  4. 04
    Mandarin38 · 0.7%
    15.6%
  5. 05
    Malay33 · 0.6%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Tongan22 · 0.4%
    83.3%
  7. 07
    Bislama18 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  8. 08
    Hindi16 · 0.3%
    20.0%
  9. 09
    Tagalog14 · 0.3%
    44.0%
  10. 10
    Japanese12 · 0.2%
    7.7%
  11. 11
    Filipino11 · 0.2%
    266.7%
  12. 12
    Wajarri10 · 0.2%
    66.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Filipino
+266.7%
11 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Tongan
+83.3%
22 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
#3
Language
Wajarri
+66.7%
10 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Carnarvon.

We turn census data into targeted outreach plans: which documents to translate first, which community leaders to engage, where the gaps are.