SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Melville

101,980 residents · 109+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
22.8%
23,227 people
Growth since last census
+11.2%
vs previous census
In context
0.97× Western Australia avg
0.84× national avg
Population
101,980
CALD residents
23,227
Languages spoken
109
Fastest-growing
+27%
Narrative

Why this matters

Melville is home to 101,980 residents. 22.8% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 23,227 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Melville 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
    Mandarin4,766 · 4.7%
    13.0%
  2. 02
    Cantonese2,073 · 2.0%
    4.0%
  3. 03
    Indonesian1,629 · 1.6%
    19.5%
  4. 04
    Italian1,192 · 1.2%
    13.9%
  5. 05
    Persian (excluding Dari)644 · 0.6%
    13.6%
  6. 06
    Korean634 · 0.6%
    12.6%
  1. 01
    Spanish588 · 0.6%
    12.9%
  2. 02
    Hindi456 · 0.4%
    9.4%
  3. 03
    Tamil431 · 0.4%
    26.8%
  4. 04
    French422 · 0.4%
    4.3%
  5. 05
    Arabic408 · 0.4%
    2.0%
  6. 06
    German361 · 0.4%
    14.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 77%
MAN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 77.2%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 22.8%
Mandarin
4,766 · +13.0%
Cantonese
2,073 · +4.0%
Indonesian
1,629 · +19.5%
Italian
1,192 · -13.9%
Persian (excluding Dari)
644
Korean
634 · +12.6%
Spanish
588 · +12.9%
Hindi
456 · +9.4%
Tamil
431 · +26.8%
French
422 · -4.3%
Arabic
408
German
361
Portuguese
334
Vietnamese
301
Sinhalese
300
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin4,766 · 4.7%
    13.0%
  2. 02
    Cantonese2,073 · 2.0%
    4.0%
  3. 03
    Indonesian1,629 · 1.6%
    19.5%
  4. 04
    Italian1,192 · 1.2%
    13.9%
  5. 05
    Persian (excluding Dari)644 · 0.6%
    13.6%
  6. 06
    Korean634 · 0.6%
    12.6%
  7. 07
    Spanish588 · 0.6%
    12.9%
  8. 08
    Hindi456 · 0.4%
    9.4%
  9. 09
    Tamil431 · 0.4%
    26.8%
  10. 10
    French422 · 0.4%
    4.3%
  11. 11
    Arabic408 · 0.4%
    2.0%
  12. 12
    German361 · 0.4%
    14.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Tamil
+26.8%
431 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
#2
Language
Indonesian
+19.5%
1,629 speakers · 1.6% of LGA
#3
Language
Persian (excluding Dari)
+13.6%
644 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
Use this data

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