SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Laverton

1,280 residents · 8+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
51.2%
655 people
Growth since last census
+170.3%
vs previous census
In context
2.17× Western Australia avg
1.89× national avg
Population
1,280
CALD residents
655
Languages spoken
8
Fastest-growing
+218%
Narrative

Why this matters

Laverton is home to 1,280 residents. 51.2% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 655 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Laverton 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
    Wangkatha124 · 9.7%
    217.9%
  2. 02
    Ngaanyatjarra20 · 1.6%
    89.1%
  3. 03
    Tagalog5 · 0.4%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Thai5 · 0.4%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    French5 · 0.4%
    25.0%
  6. 06
    Afrikaans4 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  1. 01
    Nuer3 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Spanish3 · 0.2%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 49%
WAN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 48.8%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 51.2%
Wangkatha
124 · +217.9%
Ngaanyatjarra
20 · -89.1%
Tagalog
Thai
French
5
Afrikaans
4
Nuer
3
Spanish
3
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Wangkatha124 · 9.7%
    217.9%
  2. 02
    Ngaanyatjarra20 · 1.6%
    89.1%
  3. 03
    Tagalog5 · 0.4%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Thai5 · 0.4%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    French5 · 0.4%
    25.0%
  6. 06
    Afrikaans4 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  7. 07
    Nuer3 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  8. 08
    Spanish3 · 0.2%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Wangkatha
+217.9%
124 speakers · 9.7% of LGA
#2
Language
French
+25.0%
5 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
#3
Language
Tagalog
0.0%
5 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Laverton.

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