SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Dandaragan

3,291 residents · 13+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
12.3%
406 people
Growth since last census
+87.3%
vs previous census
In context
0.52× Western Australia avg
0.46× national avg
Population
3,291
CALD residents
406
Languages spoken
13
Fastest-growing
+250%
Narrative

Why this matters

Dandaragan is home to 3,291 residents. 12.3% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 406 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Dandaragan 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
    German14 · 0.4%
    250.0%
  2. 02
    Portuguese11 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Nepali8 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Maori (New Zealand)6 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Arabic5 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Mandarin5 · 0.2%
    70.6%
  1. 01
    Filipino5 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Fijian4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese4 · 0.1%
    33.3%
  4. 04
    Afrikaans3 · 0.1%
    78.6%
  5. 05
    Indonesian3 · 0.1%
    25.0%
  6. 06
    Shona3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 88%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 87.7%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 12.3%
German
14 · +250.0%
Portuguese
11 · 0.0%
Nepali
8 · 0.0%
Maori (New Zealand)
6 · 0.0%
Arabic
5 · 0.0%
Mandarin
5 · -70.6%
Filipino
5 · 0.0%
Fijian
4 · 0.0%
Vietnamese
4 · +33.3%
Afrikaans
3 · -78.6%
Indonesian
3 · -25.0%
Shona
3 · 0.0%
Macedonian
3 · 0.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    German14 · 0.4%
    250.0%
  2. 02
    Portuguese11 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Nepali8 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Maori (New Zealand)6 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Arabic5 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Mandarin5 · 0.2%
    70.6%
  7. 07
    Filipino5 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  8. 08
    Fijian4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  9. 09
    Vietnamese4 · 0.1%
    33.3%
  10. 10
    Afrikaans3 · 0.1%
    78.6%
  11. 11
    Indonesian3 · 0.1%
    25.0%
  12. 12
    Shona3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
German
+250.0%
14 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
#2
Language
Vietnamese
+33.3%
4 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Portuguese
0.0%
11 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
Use this data

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