SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Mandurah

89,389 residents · 90+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
11.8%
10,588 people
Growth since last census
+30.1%
vs previous census
In context
0.50× Western Australia avg
0.44× national avg
Population
89,389
CALD residents
10,588
Languages spoken
90
Fastest-growing
+143%
Narrative

Why this matters

Mandurah is home to 89,389 residents. 11.8% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 10,588 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Mandurah 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
    Afrikaans602 · 0.7%
    12.9%
  2. 02
    Tagalog405 · 0.5%
    38.2%
  3. 03
    Filipino332 · 0.4%
    33.3%
  4. 04
    Thai276 · 0.3%
    29.6%
  5. 05
    Mandarin240 · 0.3%
    12.4%
  6. 06
    Italian188 · 0.2%
    25.1%
  1. 01
    Punjabi184 · 0.2%
    36.3%
  2. 02
    German179 · 0.2%
    0.6%
  3. 03
    Indonesian158 · 0.2%
    58.0%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese146 · 0.2%
    143.3%
  5. 05
    Maori (New Zealand)134 · 0.1%
    21.8%
  6. 06
    Spanish133 · 0.1%
    2.2%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 88%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 88.2%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 11.8%
Afrikaans
602 · +12.9%
Tagalog
405 · +38.2%
Filipino
332 · +33.3%
Thai
276 · +29.6%
Mandarin
240 · -12.4%
Italian
188 · -25.1%
Punjabi
184 · +36.3%
German
179 · +0.6%
Indonesian
158 · +58.0%
Vietnamese
146 · +143.3%
Maori (New Zealand)
134 · +21.8%
Spanish
133 · -2.2%
Hindi
125 · +26.3%
Malayalam
124 · +39.3%
Dutch
116 · -28.8%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Afrikaans602 · 0.7%
    12.9%
  2. 02
    Tagalog405 · 0.5%
    38.2%
  3. 03
    Filipino332 · 0.4%
    33.3%
  4. 04
    Thai276 · 0.3%
    29.6%
  5. 05
    Mandarin240 · 0.3%
    12.4%
  6. 06
    Italian188 · 0.2%
    25.1%
  7. 07
    Punjabi184 · 0.2%
    36.3%
  8. 08
    German179 · 0.2%
    0.6%
  9. 09
    Indonesian158 · 0.2%
    58.0%
  10. 10
    Vietnamese146 · 0.2%
    143.3%
  11. 11
    Maori (New Zealand)134 · 0.1%
    21.8%
  12. 12
    Spanish133 · 0.1%
    2.2%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Vietnamese
+143.3%
146 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Indonesian
+58.0%
158 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Malayalam
+39.3%
124 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

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