SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Gnowangerup

1,189 residents · 6+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
14.2%
169 people
Growth since last census
+33.7%
vs previous census
In context
0.61× Western Australia avg
0.52× national avg
Population
1,189
CALD residents
169
Languages spoken
6
Fastest-growing
+82%
Narrative

Why this matters

Gnowangerup is home to 1,189 residents. 14.2% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 169 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Gnowangerup 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
    Filipino31 · 2.6%
    82.4%
  2. 02
    Tagalog15 · 1.3%
    25.0%
  3. 03
    Afrikaans10 · 0.8%
    11.1%
  4. 04
    German6 · 0.5%
    33.3%
  5. 05
    Malayalam3 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Danish3 · 0.3%
    0.0%
    Composition

    Everyone at home

    ENGLISH · 86%
    OTHER
    ENGLISH ONLY 85.8%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 14.2%
    Filipino
    31 · +82.4%
    Tagalog
    15 · -25.0%
    Afrikaans
    10 · +11.1%
    German
    6 · -33.3%
    Malayalam
    3 · 0.0%
    Danish
    3 · 0.0%
    SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
    1. 01
      Filipino31 · 2.6%
      82.4%
    2. 02
      Tagalog15 · 1.3%
      25.0%
    3. 03
      Afrikaans10 · 0.8%
      11.1%
    4. 04
      German6 · 0.5%
      33.3%
    5. 05
      Malayalam3 · 0.3%
      0.0%
    6. 06
      Danish3 · 0.3%
      0.0%
    Momentum

    Fastest-growing languages

    Top movers since the last census

    #1
    Language
    Filipino
    +82.4%
    31 speakers · 2.6% of LGA
    #2
    Language
    Afrikaans
    +11.1%
    10 speakers · 0.8% of LGA
    #3
    Language
    Malayalam
    0.0%
    3 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
    Use this data

    Commission a gap report for Gnowangerup.

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