SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Gingin

5,611 residents · 33+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
17.5%
983 people
Growth since last census
+53.4%
vs previous census
In context
0.74× Western Australia avg
0.65× national avg
Population
5,611
CALD residents
983
Languages spoken
33
Fastest-growing
+400%
Narrative

Why this matters

Gingin is home to 5,611 residents. 17.5% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 983 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Gingin 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
    Mandarin90 · 1.6%
    8.2%
  2. 02
    Afrikaans41 · 0.7%
    70.8%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese40 · 0.7%
    66.7%
  4. 04
    Bislama40 · 0.7%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Tongan37 · 0.7%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Italian34 · 0.6%
    70.0%
  1. 01
    Tagalog26 · 0.5%
    4.0%
  2. 02
    German24 · 0.4%
    29.4%
  3. 03
    Filipino22 · 0.4%
    62.1%
  4. 04
    Greek15 · 0.3%
    400.0%
  5. 05
    French15 · 0.3%
    150.0%
  6. 06
    Thai13 · 0.2%
    18.2%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 82%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 82.5%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 17.5%
Mandarin
90 · -8.2%
Afrikaans
41 · +70.8%
Vietnamese
40 · +66.7%
Bislama
40 · 0.0%
Tongan
37 · 0.0%
Italian
34 · +70.0%
Tagalog
26 · +4.0%
German
24 · -29.4%
Filipino
22 · -62.1%
Greek
15 · +400.0%
French
15 · +150.0%
Thai
13 · +18.2%
Ukrainian
12 · +200.0%
Macedonian
12 · +300.0%
Dutch
10 · -9.1%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin90 · 1.6%
    8.2%
  2. 02
    Afrikaans41 · 0.7%
    70.8%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese40 · 0.7%
    66.7%
  4. 04
    Bislama40 · 0.7%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Tongan37 · 0.7%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Italian34 · 0.6%
    70.0%
  7. 07
    Tagalog26 · 0.5%
    4.0%
  8. 08
    German24 · 0.4%
    29.4%
  9. 09
    Filipino22 · 0.4%
    62.1%
  10. 10
    Greek15 · 0.3%
    400.0%
  11. 11
    French15 · 0.3%
    150.0%
  12. 12
    Thai13 · 0.2%
    18.2%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Greek
+400.0%
15 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Macedonian
+300.0%
12 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Ukrainian
+200.0%
12 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

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