SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Cockburn

117,268 residents · 123+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
25.2%
29,529 people
Growth since last census
+19.2%
vs previous census
In context
1.07× Western Australia avg
0.93× national avg
Population
117,268
CALD residents
29,529
Languages spoken
123
Fastest-growing
+49%
Narrative

Why this matters

Cockburn is home to 117,268 residents. 25.2% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 29,529 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Cockburn 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
    Mandarin3,116 · 2.7%
    10.1%
  2. 02
    Italian2,341 · 2.0%
    5.0%
  3. 03
    Portuguese1,431 · 1.2%
    1.1%
  4. 04
    Tagalog1,411 · 1.2%
    6.7%
  5. 05
    Croatian1,372 · 1.2%
    6.1%
  6. 06
    Spanish992 · 0.8%
    20.7%
  1. 01
    Filipino899 · 0.8%
    22.0%
  2. 02
    Cantonese838 · 0.7%
    9.3%
  3. 03
    Serbian811 · 0.7%
    15.2%
  4. 04
    Indonesian666 · 0.6%
    17.9%
  5. 05
    Malayalam580 · 0.5%
    49.1%
  6. 06
    Afrikaans533 · 0.5%
    24.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 75%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 74.8%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 25.2%
Mandarin
3,116 · +10.1%
Italian
2,341 · -5.0%
Portuguese
1,431 · +1.1%
Tagalog
1,411 · +6.7%
Croatian
1,372 · -6.1%
Spanish
992 · +20.7%
Filipino
899 · +22.0%
Cantonese
838 · +9.3%
Serbian
811 · +15.2%
Indonesian
666 · +17.9%
Malayalam
580 · +49.1%
Afrikaans
533 · +24.0%
German
489 · +20.4%
French
479 · +31.6%
Korean
470 · +18.1%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin3,116 · 2.7%
    10.1%
  2. 02
    Italian2,341 · 2.0%
    5.0%
  3. 03
    Portuguese1,431 · 1.2%
    1.1%
  4. 04
    Tagalog1,411 · 1.2%
    6.7%
  5. 05
    Croatian1,372 · 1.2%
    6.1%
  6. 06
    Spanish992 · 0.8%
    20.7%
  7. 07
    Filipino899 · 0.8%
    22.0%
  8. 08
    Cantonese838 · 0.7%
    9.3%
  9. 09
    Serbian811 · 0.7%
    15.2%
  10. 10
    Indonesian666 · 0.6%
    17.9%
  11. 11
    Malayalam580 · 0.5%
    49.1%
  12. 12
    Afrikaans533 · 0.5%
    24.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Malayalam
+49.1%
580 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#2
Language
French
+31.6%
479 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
#3
Language
Afrikaans
+24.0%
533 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
Use this data

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