SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Collie

8,767 residents · 19+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
10.2%
894 people
Growth since last census
+51.8%
vs previous census
In context
0.43× Western Australia avg
0.38× national avg
Population
8,767
CALD residents
894
Languages spoken
19
Fastest-growing
+200%
Narrative

Why this matters

Collie is home to 8,767 residents. 10.2% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 894 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Collie 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
    Italian31 · 0.4%
    36.7%
  2. 02
    Afrikaans30 · 0.3%
    130.8%
  3. 03
    Mandarin14 · 0.2%
    100.0%
  4. 04
    Maori (New Zealand)10 · 0.1%
    37.5%
  5. 05
    Auslan9 · 0.1%
    200.0%
  6. 06
    Cantonese9 · 0.1%
    200.0%
  1. 01
    Filipino6 · 0.1%
    100.0%
  2. 02
    Japanese6 · 0.1%
    25.0%
  3. 03
    Korean6 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese6 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    German6 · 0.1%
    53.8%
  6. 06
    Norwegian5 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 90%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 89.8%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 10.2%
Italian
31 · -36.7%
Afrikaans
30 · +130.8%
Mandarin
14 · +100.0%
Maori (New Zealand)
10 · -37.5%
Auslan
9 · +200.0%
Cantonese
9 · +200.0%
Filipino
6 · +100.0%
Japanese
6 · -25.0%
Korean
6 · 0.0%
Vietnamese
6 · 0.0%
German
6 · -53.8%
Norwegian
5 · 0.0%
Bisaya
5 · +66.7%
Nyungar
4 · -20.0%
Indonesian
4 · +33.3%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Italian31 · 0.4%
    36.7%
  2. 02
    Afrikaans30 · 0.3%
    130.8%
  3. 03
    Mandarin14 · 0.2%
    100.0%
  4. 04
    Maori (New Zealand)10 · 0.1%
    37.5%
  5. 05
    Auslan9 · 0.1%
    200.0%
  6. 06
    Cantonese9 · 0.1%
    200.0%
  7. 07
    Filipino6 · 0.1%
    100.0%
  8. 08
    Japanese6 · 0.1%
    25.0%
  9. 09
    Korean6 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  10. 10
    Vietnamese6 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  11. 11
    German6 · 0.1%
    53.8%
  12. 12
    Norwegian5 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Auslan
+200.0%
9 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Cantonese
+200.0%
9 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Afrikaans
+130.8%
30 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
Use this data

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