SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Halls Creek

3,540 residents · 20+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
59.3%
2,098 people
Growth since last census
+206.6%
vs previous census
In context
2.52× Western Australia avg
2.17× national avg
Population
3,540
CALD residents
2,098
Languages spoken
20
Fastest-growing
+533%
Narrative

Why this matters

Halls Creek is home to 3,540 residents. 59.3% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 2,098 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Halls Creek 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
    Jaru454 · 12.8%
    164.0%
  2. 02
    Kukatja397 · 11.2%
    436.5%
  3. 03
    Kriol352 · 9.9%
    139.5%
  4. 04
    Kija176 · 5.0%
    44.3%
  5. 05
    Gooniyandi123 · 3.5%
    50.0%
  6. 06
    Walmajarri38 · 1.1%
    533.3%
  1. 01
    Warlpiri38 · 1.1%
    40.7%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese9 · 0.3%
    125.0%
  3. 03
    Aboriginal English, so described8 · 0.2%
    100.0%
  4. 04
    Fijian8 · 0.2%
    166.7%
  5. 05
    Bislama5 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Kukatha5 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 41%
JAR
KUK
KRI
KIJ
GOO
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 40.7%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 59.3%
Jaru
454 · +164.0%
Kukatja
397 · +436.5%
Kriol
352 · +139.5%
Kija
176 · +44.3%
Gooniyandi
123 · +50.0%
Walmajarri
Warlpiri
Vietnamese
Aboriginal English, so described
Fijian
Bislama
Kukatha
Mandarin
Filipino
Bunuba
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Jaru454 · 12.8%
    164.0%
  2. 02
    Kukatja397 · 11.2%
    436.5%
  3. 03
    Kriol352 · 9.9%
    139.5%
  4. 04
    Kija176 · 5.0%
    44.3%
  5. 05
    Gooniyandi123 · 3.5%
    50.0%
  6. 06
    Walmajarri38 · 1.1%
    533.3%
  7. 07
    Warlpiri38 · 1.1%
    40.7%
  8. 08
    Vietnamese9 · 0.3%
    125.0%
  9. 09
    Aboriginal English, so described8 · 0.2%
    100.0%
  10. 10
    Fijian8 · 0.2%
    166.7%
  11. 11
    Bislama5 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  12. 12
    Kukatha5 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Walmajarri
+533.3%
38 speakers · 1.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Kukatja
+436.5%
397 speakers · 11.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Fijian
+166.7%
8 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Halls Creek.

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