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Local Government Area · Western Australia

Joondalup

157,964 residents · 109+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
12.7%
20,050 people
Growth since last census
+6.6%
vs previous census
In context
0.54× Western Australia avg
0.47× national avg
Population
157,964
CALD residents
20,050
Languages spoken
109
Fastest-growing
+46%
Narrative

Why this matters

Joondalup is home to 157,964 residents. 12.7% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 20,050 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Joondalup 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
    Afrikaans1,707 · 1.1%
    ▼2.8%
  2. 02
    Mandarin1,378 · 0.9%
    ▲6.9%
  3. 03
    Italian1,005 · 0.6%
    ▼11.1%
  4. 04
    German782 · 0.5%
    ▼7.8%
  5. 05
    Spanish672 · 0.4%
    ▲21.7%
  6. 06
    Cantonese658 · 0.4%
    ▼2.1%
  1. 01
    Polish608 · 0.4%
    ▼7.0%
  2. 02
    Arabic534 · 0.3%
    ▼16.0%
  3. 03
    French530 · 0.3%
    ▲6.9%
  4. 04
    Persian (excluding Dari)499 · 0.3%
    ▲34.1%
  5. 05
    Gujarati495 · 0.3%
    ▲10.5%
  6. 06
    Portuguese475 · 0.3%
    ▲43.1%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 87%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 87.3%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 12.7%
Afrikaans
1,707 · -2.8%
Mandarin
1,378 · +6.9%
Italian
1,005 · -11.1%
German
782 · -7.8%
Spanish
672 · +21.7%
Cantonese
658 · -2.1%
Polish
608 · -7.0%
Arabic
534 · -16.0%
French
530 · +6.9%
Persian (excluding Dari)
499 · +34.1%
Gujarati
495 · +10.5%
Portuguese
475 · +43.1%
Vietnamese
414 · +1.5%
Japanese
329 · -3.8%
Russian
268 · +46.4%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Afrikaans1,707 · 1.1%
    ▼2.8%
  2. 02
    Mandarin1,378 · 0.9%
    ▲6.9%
  3. 03
    Italian1,005 · 0.6%
    ▼11.1%
  4. 04
    German782 · 0.5%
    ▼7.8%
  5. 05
    Spanish672 · 0.4%
    ▲21.7%
  6. 06
    Cantonese658 · 0.4%
    ▼2.1%
  7. 07
    Polish608 · 0.4%
    ▼7.0%
  8. 08
    Arabic534 · 0.3%
    ▼16.0%
  9. 09
    French530 · 0.3%
    ▲6.9%
  10. 10
    Persian (excluding Dari)499 · 0.3%
    ▲34.1%
  11. 11
    Gujarati495 · 0.3%
    ▲10.5%
  12. 12
    Portuguese475 · 0.3%
    ▲43.1%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Russian
+46.4%
268 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Portuguese
+43.1%
475 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#3
Language
Persian (excluding Dari)
+34.1%
499 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Joondalup
8,983 RESIDENTS
20.7% CALDTop: Mandarin
Currambine
6,762 RESIDENTS
16.9% CALDTop: Afrikaans
Warwick (WA)
3,815 RESIDENTS
16.5% CALDTop: Mandarin
Burns Beach
4,037 RESIDENTS
14.7% CALDTop: Afrikaans
Iluka (WA)
5,606 RESIDENTS
14.0% CALDTop: Afrikaans
Heathridge
6,763 RESIDENTS
13.5% CALDTop: Mandarin
Ocean Reef
8,054 RESIDENTS
13.0% CALDTop: Afrikaans
Padbury
8,547 RESIDENTS
12.8% CALDTop: Mandarin
Craigie (WA)
6,337 RESIDENTS
12.4% CALDTop: Mandarin
Greenwood (WA)
9,684 RESIDENTS
12.3% CALDTop: Italian
Hillarys
11,106 RESIDENTS
12.2% CALDTop: Italian
Woodvale (WA)
9,510 RESIDENTS
12.2% CALDTop: Afrikaans
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