SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Coolgardie

3,224 residents · 17+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
25.0%
805 people
Growth since last census
-37.1%
vs previous census
In context
1.06× Western Australia avg
0.92× national avg
Population
3,224
CALD residents
805
Languages spoken
17
Fastest-growing
+13%
Narrative

Why this matters

Coolgardie is home to 3,224 residents. 25.0% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 805 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Coolgardie 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
    Maori (New Zealand)12 · 0.4%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Wangkatha9 · 0.3%
    64.0%
  3. 03
    Tagalog9 · 0.3%
    12.5%
  4. 04
    German7 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Russian6 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Afrikaans5 · 0.2%
    82.1%
  1. 01
    Hungarian5 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Auslan4 · 0.1%
    20.0%
  3. 03
    Filipino4 · 0.1%
    55.6%
  4. 04
    Punjabi4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Dari4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Mongolian3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 75%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 75.0%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 25.0%
Maori (New Zealand)
12 · 0.0%
Wangkatha
9 · -64.0%
Tagalog
9 · +12.5%
German
7 · 0.0%
Russian
6 · 0.0%
Afrikaans
5 · -82.1%
Hungarian
5 · 0.0%
Auslan
4 · -20.0%
Filipino
4 · -55.6%
Punjabi
4 · 0.0%
Dari
4 · 0.0%
Mongolian
3 · 0.0%
Nyungar
3 · -40.0%
Bisaya
3 · 0.0%
Nepali
3 · -25.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Maori (New Zealand)12 · 0.4%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Wangkatha9 · 0.3%
    64.0%
  3. 03
    Tagalog9 · 0.3%
    12.5%
  4. 04
    German7 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Russian6 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Afrikaans5 · 0.2%
    82.1%
  7. 07
    Hungarian5 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  8. 08
    Auslan4 · 0.1%
    20.0%
  9. 09
    Filipino4 · 0.1%
    55.6%
  10. 10
    Punjabi4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  11. 11
    Dari4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  12. 12
    Mongolian3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Tagalog
+12.5%
9 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Maori (New Zealand)
0.0%
12 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
#3
Language
German
0.0%
7 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

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