SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Greater Geraldton

39,192 residents · 59+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
16.5%
6,449 people
Growth since last census
+33.1%
vs previous census
In context
0.70× Western Australia avg
0.60× national avg
Population
39,192
CALD residents
6,449
Languages spoken
59
Fastest-growing
+573%
Narrative

Why this matters

Greater Geraldton is home to 39,192 residents. 16.5% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 6,449 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Greater Geraldton 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
    Afrikaans286 · 0.7%
    5.0%
  2. 02
    Malay281 · 0.7%
    3.1%
  3. 03
    Tagalog199 · 0.5%
    8.3%
  4. 04
    Filipino135 · 0.3%
    24.6%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese134 · 0.3%
    54.0%
  6. 06
    Malayalam132 · 0.3%
    37.5%
  1. 01
    Italian130 · 0.3%
    29.3%
  2. 02
    Thai102 · 0.3%
    20.0%
  3. 03
    Mandarin98 · 0.3%
    11.4%
  4. 04
    German87 · 0.2%
    28.1%
  5. 05
    Indonesian82 · 0.2%
    105.0%
  6. 06
    Wajarri74 · 0.2%
    572.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 84%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 83.5%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 16.5%
Afrikaans
286 · -5.0%
Malay
281 · -3.1%
Tagalog
199 · -8.3%
Filipino
135 · -24.6%
Vietnamese
134 · +54.0%
Malayalam
132 · +37.5%
Italian
130 · -29.3%
Thai
102 · +20.0%
Mandarin
98 · +11.4%
German
87 · -28.1%
Indonesian
82 · +105.0%
Wajarri
74 · +572.7%
French
55 · -24.7%
Urdu
50 · +28.2%
Shona
40 · -21.6%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Afrikaans286 · 0.7%
    5.0%
  2. 02
    Malay281 · 0.7%
    3.1%
  3. 03
    Tagalog199 · 0.5%
    8.3%
  4. 04
    Filipino135 · 0.3%
    24.6%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese134 · 0.3%
    54.0%
  6. 06
    Malayalam132 · 0.3%
    37.5%
  7. 07
    Italian130 · 0.3%
    29.3%
  8. 08
    Thai102 · 0.3%
    20.0%
  9. 09
    Mandarin98 · 0.3%
    11.4%
  10. 10
    German87 · 0.2%
    28.1%
  11. 11
    Indonesian82 · 0.2%
    105.0%
  12. 12
    Wajarri74 · 0.2%
    572.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Wajarri
+572.7%
74 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Indonesian
+105.0%
82 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Vietnamese
+54.0%
134 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Greater Geraldton.

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