SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Kent

500 residents · 6+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
15.0%
75 people
Growth since last census
0.0%
vs previous census
In context
0.64× Western Australia avg
0.55× national avg
Population
500
CALD residents
75
Languages spoken
6
Fastest-growing
0%
Narrative

Why this matters

Kent is home to 500 residents. 15.0% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 75 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Kent 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
    Spanish5 · 1.0%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Hindi4 · 0.8%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Estonian4 · 0.8%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Afrikaans3 · 0.6%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Greek3 · 0.6%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    German3 · 0.6%
    0.0%
    Composition

    Everyone at home

    ENGLISH · 85%
    OTHER
    ENGLISH ONLY 85.0%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 15.0%
    Spanish
    5 · 0.0%
    Hindi
    4 · 0.0%
    Estonian
    4 · 0.0%
    Afrikaans
    3 · 0.0%
    Greek
    3 · 0.0%
    German
    3 · 0.0%
    SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
    1. 01
      Spanish5 · 1.0%
      0.0%
    2. 02
      Hindi4 · 0.8%
      0.0%
    3. 03
      Estonian4 · 0.8%
      0.0%
    4. 04
      Afrikaans3 · 0.6%
      0.0%
    5. 05
      Greek3 · 0.6%
      0.0%
    6. 06
      German3 · 0.6%
      0.0%
    Momentum

    Fastest-growing languages

    Top movers since the last census

    #1
    Language
    Spanish
    0.0%
    5 speakers · 1.0% of LGA
    #2
    Language
    Hindi
    0.0%
    4 speakers · 0.8% of LGA
    #3
    Language
    Estonian
    0.0%
    4 speakers · 0.8% of LGA
    Sub-regions

    Suburb-level data

    Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

    Use this data

    Commission a gap report for Kent.

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