SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Meekatharra

1,158 residents · 17+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
36.9%
427 people
Growth since last census
+671.2%
vs previous census
In context
1.57× Western Australia avg
1.35× national avg
Population
1,158
CALD residents
427
Languages spoken
17
Fastest-growing
+1067%
Narrative

Why this matters

Meekatharra is home to 1,158 residents. 36.9% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 427 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Meekatharra 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
    Wajarri35 · 3.0%
    1066.7%
  2. 02
    Martu Wangka17 · 1.5%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Mandarin15 · 1.3%
    400.0%
  4. 04
    Filipino7 · 0.6%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Tjupany5 · 0.4%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Tagalog5 · 0.4%
    66.7%
  1. 01
    Fijian5 · 0.4%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Bari4 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Afrikaans4 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    French4 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Spanish4 · 0.3%
    33.3%
  6. 06
    Maori (New Zealand)3 · 0.3%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 63%
WAJ
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 63.1%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 36.9%
Wajarri
35 · +1066.7%
Martu Wangka
17 · 0.0%
Mandarin
15 · +400.0%
Filipino
7 · 0.0%
Tjupany
5
Tagalog
5 · +66.7%
Fijian
5 · 0.0%
Bari
4 · 0.0%
Afrikaans
4 · 0.0%
French
4 · 0.0%
Spanish
4 · +33.3%
Maori (New Zealand)
3 · 0.0%
Wangkatha
3 · 0.0%
Malayalam
3 · -57.1%
Italian
3 · 0.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Wajarri35 · 3.0%
    1066.7%
  2. 02
    Martu Wangka17 · 1.5%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Mandarin15 · 1.3%
    400.0%
  4. 04
    Filipino7 · 0.6%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Tjupany5 · 0.4%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Tagalog5 · 0.4%
    66.7%
  7. 07
    Fijian5 · 0.4%
    0.0%
  8. 08
    Bari4 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  9. 09
    Afrikaans4 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  10. 10
    French4 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  11. 11
    Spanish4 · 0.3%
    33.3%
  12. 12
    Maori (New Zealand)3 · 0.3%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Wajarri
+1066.7%
35 speakers · 3.0% of LGA
#2
Language
Mandarin
+400.0%
15 speakers · 1.3% of LGA
#3
Language
Tagalog
+66.7%
5 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

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