SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Chittering

5,907 residents · 25+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
11.8%
695 people
Growth since last census
+70.1%
vs previous census
In context
0.50× Western Australia avg
0.43× national avg
Population
5,907
CALD residents
695
Languages spoken
25
Fastest-growing
+200%
Narrative

Why this matters

Chittering is home to 5,907 residents. 11.8% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 695 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Chittering 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
    Afrikaans42 · 0.7%
    147.1%
  2. 02
    Aboriginal English, so described26 · 0.4%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Dutch19 · 0.3%
    26.9%
  4. 04
    Italian13 · 0.2%
    116.7%
  5. 05
    Mandarin12 · 0.2%
    50.0%
  6. 06
    Greek12 · 0.2%
    71.4%
  1. 01
    Walmajarri11 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Arabic9 · 0.2%
    80.0%
  3. 03
    Thai9 · 0.2%
    200.0%
  4. 04
    Gujarati8 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Punjabi7 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Serbian6 · 0.1%
    100.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 88%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 88.2%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 11.8%
Afrikaans
42 · +147.1%
Aboriginal English, so described
26 · 0.0%
Dutch
19 · -26.9%
Italian
13 · +116.7%
Mandarin
12 · +50.0%
Greek
12 · +71.4%
Walmajarri
11 · 0.0%
Arabic
9 · +80.0%
Thai
9 · +200.0%
Gujarati
8 · 0.0%
Punjabi
7 · 0.0%
Serbian
6 · +100.0%
Croatian
6 · -45.5%
Maltese
6 · 0.0%
Czech
5 · -16.7%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Afrikaans42 · 0.7%
    147.1%
  2. 02
    Aboriginal English, so described26 · 0.4%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Dutch19 · 0.3%
    26.9%
  4. 04
    Italian13 · 0.2%
    116.7%
  5. 05
    Mandarin12 · 0.2%
    50.0%
  6. 06
    Greek12 · 0.2%
    71.4%
  7. 07
    Walmajarri11 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  8. 08
    Arabic9 · 0.2%
    80.0%
  9. 09
    Thai9 · 0.2%
    200.0%
  10. 10
    Gujarati8 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  11. 11
    Punjabi7 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  12. 12
    Serbian6 · 0.1%
    100.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Thai
+200.0%
9 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Afrikaans
+147.1%
42 speakers · 0.7% of LGA
#3
Language
Italian
+116.7%
13 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

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