SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Harvey

28,322 residents · 58+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
12.1%
3,415 people
Growth since last census
+64.3%
vs previous census
In context
0.51× Western Australia avg
0.45× national avg
Population
28,322
CALD residents
3,415
Languages spoken
58
Fastest-growing
+533%
Narrative

Why this matters

Harvey is home to 28,322 residents. 12.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 3,415 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Harvey 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
    Italian331 · 1.2%
    7.8%
  2. 02
    Filipino218 · 0.8%
    48.3%
  3. 03
    Mandarin215 · 0.8%
    44.3%
  4. 04
    Afrikaans172 · 0.6%
    13.9%
  5. 05
    Tagalog160 · 0.6%
    4.2%
  6. 06
    Bislama58 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  1. 01
    Hindi53 · 0.2%
    231.3%
  2. 02
    Korean48 · 0.2%
    128.6%
  3. 03
    Gujarati42 · 0.1%
    200.0%
  4. 04
    Maori (New Zealand)41 · 0.1%
    39.7%
  5. 05
    Bisaya38 · 0.1%
    533.3%
  6. 06
    Malay35 · 0.1%
    34.6%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 88%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 87.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 12.1%
Italian
331 · -7.8%
Filipino
218 · +48.3%
Mandarin
215 · +44.3%
Afrikaans
172 · +13.9%
Tagalog
160 · -4.2%
Bislama
58 · 0.0%
Hindi
53 · +231.3%
Korean
48 · +128.6%
Gujarati
42 · +200.0%
Maori (New Zealand)
41 · -39.7%
Bisaya
38
Malay
35
Indonesian
32
Dutch
27
Arabic
24
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Italian331 · 1.2%
    7.8%
  2. 02
    Filipino218 · 0.8%
    48.3%
  3. 03
    Mandarin215 · 0.8%
    44.3%
  4. 04
    Afrikaans172 · 0.6%
    13.9%
  5. 05
    Tagalog160 · 0.6%
    4.2%
  6. 06
    Bislama58 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  7. 07
    Hindi53 · 0.2%
    231.3%
  8. 08
    Korean48 · 0.2%
    128.6%
  9. 09
    Gujarati42 · 0.1%
    200.0%
  10. 10
    Maori (New Zealand)41 · 0.1%
    39.7%
  11. 11
    Bisaya38 · 0.1%
    533.3%
  12. 12
    Malay35 · 0.1%
    34.6%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Bisaya
+533.3%
38 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Hindi
+231.3%
53 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Gujarati
+200.0%
42 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

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