SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Karratha

21,840 residents · 79+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
28.6%
6,251 people
Growth since last census
+25.6%
vs previous census
In context
1.21× Western Australia avg
1.06× national avg
Population
21,840
CALD residents
6,251
Languages spoken
79
Fastest-growing
+171%
Narrative

Why this matters

Karratha is home to 21,840 residents. 28.6% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 6,251 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Karratha 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
    Yindjibarndi306 · 1.4%
    1.7%
  2. 02
    Tagalog251 · 1.1%
    7.4%
  3. 03
    Filipino154 · 0.7%
    27.0%
  4. 04
    Thai146 · 0.7%
    57.0%
  5. 05
    Mandarin128 · 0.6%
    30.1%
  6. 06
    Afrikaans100 · 0.5%
    25.9%
  1. 01
    Hindi94 · 0.4%
    11.9%
  2. 02
    Maori (New Zealand)66 · 0.3%
    7.0%
  3. 03
    Nepali58 · 0.3%
    152.2%
  4. 04
    Punjabi57 · 0.3%
    171.4%
  5. 05
    Urdu53 · 0.2%
    89.3%
  6. 06
    Indonesian52 · 0.2%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 71%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 71.4%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 28.6%
Yindjibarndi
306 · +1.7%
Tagalog
251 · -7.4%
Filipino
154 · -27.0%
Thai
146 · +57.0%
Mandarin
128 · -30.1%
Afrikaans
100 · -25.9%
Hindi
94 · +11.9%
Maori (New Zealand)
66 · -7.0%
Nepali
58 · +152.2%
Punjabi
57 · +171.4%
Urdu
53 · +89.3%
Indonesian
52 · 0.0%
Spanish
51 · -17.7%
French
40 · -42.0%
Ngarluma
38 · +22.6%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Yindjibarndi306 · 1.4%
    1.7%
  2. 02
    Tagalog251 · 1.1%
    7.4%
  3. 03
    Filipino154 · 0.7%
    27.0%
  4. 04
    Thai146 · 0.7%
    57.0%
  5. 05
    Mandarin128 · 0.6%
    30.1%
  6. 06
    Afrikaans100 · 0.5%
    25.9%
  7. 07
    Hindi94 · 0.4%
    11.9%
  8. 08
    Maori (New Zealand)66 · 0.3%
    7.0%
  9. 09
    Nepali58 · 0.3%
    152.2%
  10. 10
    Punjabi57 · 0.3%
    171.4%
  11. 11
    Urdu53 · 0.2%
    89.3%
  12. 12
    Indonesian52 · 0.2%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Punjabi
+171.4%
57 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Nepali
+152.2%
58 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#3
Language
Urdu
+89.3%
53 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
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