SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Chapman Valley

1,383 residents · 3+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
15.8%
218 people
Growth since last census
+48.5%
vs previous census
In context
0.67× Western Australia avg
0.58× national avg
Population
1,383
CALD residents
218
Languages spoken
3
Fastest-growing
+133%
Narrative

Why this matters

Chapman Valley is home to 1,383 residents. 15.8% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 218 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Chapman Valley 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
    Afrikaans7 · 0.5%
    133.3%
  2. 02
    German7 · 0.5%
    36.4%
  3. 03
    Italian3 · 0.2%
    0.0%
    Composition

    Everyone at home

    ENGLISH · 84%
    OTHER
    ENGLISH ONLY 84.2%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 15.8%
    Afrikaans
    7 · +133.3%
    German
    7 · -36.4%
    Italian
    3 · 0.0%
    SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
    1. 01
      Afrikaans7 · 0.5%
      133.3%
    2. 02
      German7 · 0.5%
      36.4%
    3. 03
      Italian3 · 0.2%
      0.0%
    Momentum

    Fastest-growing languages

    Top movers since the last census

    #1
    Language
    Afrikaans
    +133.3%
    7 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
    #2
    Language
    Italian
    0.0%
    3 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
    #3
    Language
    German
    -36.4%
    7 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
    Use this data

    Commission a gap report for Chapman Valley.

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