SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Gosnells

124,383 residents · 136+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
40.9%
50,864 people
Growth since last census
+28.1%
vs previous census
In context
1.73× Western Australia avg
1.51× national avg
Population
124,383
CALD residents
50,864
Languages spoken
136
Fastest-growing
+107%
Narrative

Why this matters

Gosnells is home to 124,383 residents. 40.9% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 50,864 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Gosnells 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
    Mandarin6,255 · 5.0%
    ▲0.9%
  2. 02
    Punjabi3,348 · 2.7%
    ▲83.9%
  3. 03
    Arabic2,279 · 1.8%
    ▲26.8%
  4. 04
    Tamil1,942 · 1.6%
    ▲23.1%
  5. 05
    Tagalog1,896 · 1.5%
    ▲18.5%
  6. 06
    Cantonese1,852 · 1.5%
    ▼2.1%
  1. 01
    Indonesian1,800 · 1.4%
    ▲10.6%
  2. 02
    Urdu1,766 · 1.4%
    ▲85.9%
  3. 03
    Hazaraghi1,609 · 1.3%
    ▲106.8%
  4. 04
    Filipino1,322 · 1.1%
    ▲36.9%
  5. 05
    Malayalam1,256 · 1.0%
    ▲19.6%
  6. 06
    Hindi1,208 · 1.0%
    ▲7.6%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 59%
MAN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 59.1%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 40.9%
Mandarin
6,255 · +0.9%
Punjabi
3,348 · +83.9%
Arabic
2,279 · +26.8%
Tamil
1,942 · +23.1%
Tagalog
1,896 · +18.5%
Cantonese
1,852 · -2.1%
Indonesian
1,800 · +10.6%
Urdu
1,766 · +85.9%
Hazaraghi
1,609 · +106.8%
Filipino
1,322 · +36.9%
Malayalam
1,256 · +19.6%
Hindi
1,208 · +7.6%
Burmese
995 · +10.2%
Malay
966 · +7.3%
Bengali
840 · +64.7%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin6,255 · 5.0%
    ▲0.9%
  2. 02
    Punjabi3,348 · 2.7%
    ▲83.9%
  3. 03
    Arabic2,279 · 1.8%
    ▲26.8%
  4. 04
    Tamil1,942 · 1.6%
    ▲23.1%
  5. 05
    Tagalog1,896 · 1.5%
    ▲18.5%
  6. 06
    Cantonese1,852 · 1.5%
    ▼2.1%
  7. 07
    Indonesian1,800 · 1.4%
    ▲10.6%
  8. 08
    Urdu1,766 · 1.4%
    ▲85.9%
  9. 09
    Hazaraghi1,609 · 1.3%
    ▲106.8%
  10. 10
    Filipino1,322 · 1.1%
    ▲36.9%
  11. 11
    Malayalam1,256 · 1.0%
    ▲19.6%
  12. 12
    Hindi1,208 · 1.0%
    ▲7.6%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Hazaraghi
+106.8%
1,609 speakers · 1.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Urdu
+85.9%
1,766 speakers · 1.4% of LGA
#3
Language
Punjabi
+83.9%
3,348 speakers · 2.7% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Langford
5,354 RESIDENTS
54.3% CALDTop: Mandarin
Beckenham
8,878 RESIDENTS
50.9% CALDTop: Mandarin
Maddington
12,224 RESIDENTS
47.0% CALDTop: Hazaraghi
Canning Vale
34,158 RESIDENTS
46.6% CALDTop: Mandarin
Kenwick
5,576 RESIDENTS
43.1% CALDTop: Chin Haka
Southern River
12,666 RESIDENTS
42.9% CALDTop: Mandarin
Thornlie
23,204 RESIDENTS
33.9% CALDTop: Mandarin
Gosnells
21,172 RESIDENTS
32.4% CALDTop: Hazaraghi
Huntingdale (WA)
8,914 RESIDENTS
28.5% CALDTop: Mandarin
Martin
1,544 RESIDENTS
23.3% CALDTop: Dutch
Orange Grove (WA)
695 RESIDENTS
9.8% CALDTop: Filipino
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