SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Kwinana

45,322 residents · 98+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
28.4%
12,893 people
Growth since last census
+46.9%
vs previous census
In context
1.21× Western Australia avg
1.05× national avg
Population
45,322
CALD residents
12,893
Languages spoken
98
Fastest-growing
+104%
Narrative

Why this matters

Kwinana is home to 45,322 residents. 28.4% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 12,893 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Kwinana 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
    Tagalog1,379 · 3.0%
    59.4%
  2. 02
    Punjabi1,046 · 2.3%
    104.3%
  3. 03
    Filipino956 · 2.1%
    48.7%
  4. 04
    Mandarin392 · 0.9%
    13.5%
  5. 05
    Hindi382 · 0.8%
    12.0%
  6. 06
    Shona265 · 0.6%
    72.1%
  1. 01
    Malayalam263 · 0.6%
    30.2%
  2. 02
    Spanish248 · 0.5%
    14.3%
  3. 03
    Afrikaans232 · 0.5%
    23.4%
  4. 04
    Gujarati204 · 0.5%
    42.7%
  5. 05
    Portuguese193 · 0.4%
    22.2%
  6. 06
    Cantonese181 · 0.4%
    20.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 72%
TAG
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 71.6%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 28.4%
Tagalog
1,379 · +59.4%
Punjabi
1,046 · +104.3%
Filipino
956 · +48.7%
Mandarin
392 · -13.5%
Hindi
382 · +12.0%
Shona
265 · +72.1%
Malayalam
263 · +30.2%
Spanish
248 · +14.3%
Afrikaans
232 · +23.4%
Gujarati
204 · +42.7%
Portuguese
193 · +22.2%
Cantonese
181 · +20.7%
Korean
180 · +46.3%
Indonesian
162 · +48.6%
Urdu
158 · +36.2%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Tagalog1,379 · 3.0%
    59.4%
  2. 02
    Punjabi1,046 · 2.3%
    104.3%
  3. 03
    Filipino956 · 2.1%
    48.7%
  4. 04
    Mandarin392 · 0.9%
    13.5%
  5. 05
    Hindi382 · 0.8%
    12.0%
  6. 06
    Shona265 · 0.6%
    72.1%
  7. 07
    Malayalam263 · 0.6%
    30.2%
  8. 08
    Spanish248 · 0.5%
    14.3%
  9. 09
    Afrikaans232 · 0.5%
    23.4%
  10. 10
    Gujarati204 · 0.5%
    42.7%
  11. 11
    Portuguese193 · 0.4%
    22.2%
  12. 12
    Cantonese181 · 0.4%
    20.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Punjabi
+104.3%
1,046 speakers · 2.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Shona
+72.1%
265 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
#3
Language
Tagalog
+59.4%
1,379 speakers · 3.0% of LGA
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