SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

East Pilbara

9,521 residents · 66+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
43.5%
4,139 people
Growth since last census
+40.1%
vs previous census
In context
1.85× Western Australia avg
1.59× national avg
Population
9,521
CALD residents
4,139
Languages spoken
66
Fastest-growing
+300%
Narrative

Why this matters

East Pilbara is home to 9,521 residents. 43.5% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 4,139 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for East Pilbara 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
    Martu Wangka587 · 6.2%
    20.3%
  2. 02
    Pintupi154 · 1.6%
    161.0%
  3. 03
    Tagalog102 · 1.1%
    7.3%
  4. 04
    Nyangumarta94 · 1.0%
    6.8%
  5. 05
    Filipino94 · 1.0%
    77.4%
  6. 06
    Thai56 · 0.6%
    9.8%
  1. 01
    Manyjilyjarra50 · 0.5%
    81.9%
  2. 02
    Spanish41 · 0.4%
    24.2%
  3. 03
    Mandarin37 · 0.4%
    32.1%
  4. 04
    Maori (New Zealand)34 · 0.4%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Shona33 · 0.3%
    13.2%
  6. 06
    French32 · 0.3%
    300.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 57%
MAR
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 56.5%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 43.5%
Martu Wangka
587 · +20.3%
Pintupi
154 · +161.0%
Tagalog
102 · -7.3%
Nyangumarta
94 · +6.8%
Filipino
94 · +77.4%
Thai
56 · +9.8%
Manyjilyjarra
50 · -81.9%
Spanish
41 · +24.2%
Mandarin
37 · +32.1%
Maori (New Zealand)
34 · 0.0%
Shona
33
French
32
Indonesian
29
Afrikaans
28
Punjabi
24
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Martu Wangka587 · 6.2%
    20.3%
  2. 02
    Pintupi154 · 1.6%
    161.0%
  3. 03
    Tagalog102 · 1.1%
    7.3%
  4. 04
    Nyangumarta94 · 1.0%
    6.8%
  5. 05
    Filipino94 · 1.0%
    77.4%
  6. 06
    Thai56 · 0.6%
    9.8%
  7. 07
    Manyjilyjarra50 · 0.5%
    81.9%
  8. 08
    Spanish41 · 0.4%
    24.2%
  9. 09
    Mandarin37 · 0.4%
    32.1%
  10. 10
    Maori (New Zealand)34 · 0.4%
    0.0%
  11. 11
    Shona33 · 0.3%
    13.2%
  12. 12
    French32 · 0.3%
    300.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
French
+300.0%
32 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Pintupi
+161.0%
154 speakers · 1.6% of LGA
#3
Language
Indonesian
+107.1%
29 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for East Pilbara.

We turn census data into targeted outreach plans: which documents to translate first, which community leaders to engage, where the gaps are.